Careers at Serenity Outdoors
Build Outdoor Spaces That Families Use for Years
Serenity Outdoors is a Schoolcraft-based hardscape and landscape design-build company serving Southwest Michigan. We're looking for hardscape crew members who take pride in hands-on work, want to learn the trade, and care about doing the job right.
Open Position
Hardscape Crew Member
Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan, with job sites across Southwest Michigan
Position Type: [Confirm full-time, seasonal, or year-round]
Pay: [Confirm hourly range]
Schedule: [Confirm typical days and hours]
Start Date: [Confirm immediate, spring season, or rolling applications]
As a hardscape crew member, you’ll help prepare, build, and finish custom outdoor living spaces. You’ll work with a small crew on projects that may include paver patios, retaining walls, outdoor steps, fire pits, fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, water features, grading, drainage work, and landscape beds.
Experience in landscaping, construction, farming, excavation, concrete, masonry, or outdoor labor is helpful. A good attitude, steady work habits, and a willingness to learn matter just as much.
The Work
What You'll Help Build
Our crews work on outdoor spaces that are designed to last for decades. Depending on the project, your work may include:
- Preparing job sites and keeping materials organized.
- Excavating, grading, and compacting base.
- Helping install pavers, wall block, stone, steps, and edging.
- Supporting drainage and grade work before the finished surface goes in.
- Assisting with fire features, outdoor kitchens, water features, and landscape beds.
- Loading, unloading, and moving materials safely.
- Cleaning up job sites and treating each property with care.
This is not work where you hide behind a desk. You’ll be outside, using your hands, learning from the crew, and helping build spaces people will use for some of their best moments at home.
Who Thrives Here
You May Be a Good Fit If You…
- Show up on time and ready to work.
- Take pride in clean, finished work.
- Like being outside and staying active.
- Can take direction, ask questions, and keep learning.
- Notice details and care about how the job looks when it’s done.
- Work well with a small crew.
- Treat clients, coworkers, tools, equipment, and job sites with respect.
- Want to grow in a skilled trade.
You do not need to know everything on day one. You do need to be dependable, coachable, and willing to work hard.
What You’ll Learn
Hands-On Experience With…
- Paver patio installation.
- Retaining wall construction.
- Outdoor steps and transitions.
- Drainage and grading basics.
- Base prep and compaction.
- Tool and equipment use.
- Reading plans and working from a design.
- Jobsite care and client communication.
- The details that separate rushed work from lasting craftsmanship.
As you grow, there may be opportunities to take on more responsibility in the field.
The Team
What It's Like to Work With Us
Serenity Outdoors is a small team. That means your work matters, your attitude affects the day, and your growth is visible.
Jon Croy started Serenity Outdoors in 2017 and still leads the company with a focus on communication, mentorship, and employee development. Several members of the crew have grown into larger roles over time, and we want people who are interested in building skill, not just filling a seat for a season.
The work can be hard. The days can be hot, muddy, cold, or long. But the right person gets to learn a trade, work with a crew that cares, and help create outdoor spaces that families enjoy for years.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly pay based on experience.
- Hands-on training in hardscape construction.
- A small crew environment where your work is noticed.
- Opportunities to grow into more responsibility.
- Outdoor work that changes from project to project.
- A company that cares about craftsmanship, communication, and doing the job right.
We’ll talk through pay, hours, seasonality, start date, and expectations during the hiring process.
Before You Apply
A Few Things to Know
This role includes physical outdoor work. You should be comfortable standing, lifting, carrying, digging, bending, working around equipment, and being outside in Michigan weather.
You should also be able to get to the shop or jobsite on time. A valid driver’s license is helpful and may be needed for some responsibilities.
How It Works
How the Hiring Process Works
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Apply Online
Fill out the form below and tell us about your experience, work habits, and why you're interested in Serenity Outdoors.
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We Review Your Application
We'll look for people who seem like a strong fit for the crew, the work, and the standards we bring to each job.
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We Call or Text
If it looks like a fit, someone from our team will reach out to ask a few questions and talk through next steps.
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You Meet With Us
You may meet with Jon or a crew lead to talk about the role, your background, the schedule, and what the work is like.
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We Decide Together
If it feels like a good match on both sides, we'll talk through start date, pay, and expectations.
Join the Crew
Apply for a Hardscape Crew Position
Tell us a little about yourself. A resume is welcome, but it is not required for the first step.
Meet the Crew
You’ll Be in Good Company
Jon Croy, Owner
Jon started Serenity Outdoors in 2017 and leads the team with a focus on communication, mentorship, and craftsmanship. He stays connected to the work, the crew, and the finished result.
Isaac DeVisser, Crew Lead
Isaac started with Serenity Outdoors as a landscape technician in 2022 and has grown into a leadership role in the field.
Daniel Wolgamood, Field Team
Daniel has been with Serenity Outdoors since 2022. He is known for quality work, attention to detail, and taking pride in the finished project.
Jared Randall, Project Manager & Landscape Technician
Jared joined the company in 2024 as a landscape technician and has been working toward a project management role.
Ace Flores, Landscape Technician
Ace joined the team in 2024 and continues to build his skills in the field.
Leia, Ridley & Ahsoka, Site Inspectors
The unofficial morale department. Occasionally spotted supervising from the shade.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Hardscape, construction, landscape, farm, excavation, masonry, or outdoor labor experience is helpful, but we're also interested in people who are dependable, willing to learn, and ready for physical work.
Our crews build patios, retaining walls, outdoor steps, fire features, outdoor kitchens, water features, landscape beds, and drainage-conscious outdoor living spaces.
Serenity Outdoors is based in Schoolcraft, Michigan. Job sites are usually in Southwest Michigan, including the Kalamazoo area and surrounding communities.
Outdoor construction work is busiest during the build season. We'll talk through schedule, seasonality, and winter expectations during the hiring process.
A valid driver's license is helpful and may be needed for some responsibilities.
We review your application, then reach out by phone, text, or email if it looks like a fit. From there, we may schedule a conversation with Jon or a crew lead.
Yes. We're always open to hearing from people who would be a strong fit for the crew. If we are not actively hiring, we may keep your information on file for a future opening.
Ready to Join the Crew?
Learn a Trade. Build Things That Last.
If you like outdoor work, want to learn a skilled trade, and care about building things the right way, we'd like to hear from you.