Groundsperson
$20.89 per hourLewis Services
Join a Company That Grows People
At Lewis, we’re not just trimming trees — we’re building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job — you're investing in your future.
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Experience the great outdoors while working in nature, not stuck behind a desk!
- Elevate your career with us — we prioritize training and internal promotions!
- Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of camaraderie!
- Shape your future with us through our fantastic Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)!
What You’ll Do as a Groundperson
You’ll be on the right hand of our tree crews, supporting vegetation management for utility partners and various other customers.
- Clear vegetation and debris from work sites around power lines (Tree pruning, vegetation removal, lift logs, drag brush, etc.)
- Operate and maintain tools and equipment like chainsaws, chippers, blowers, and sprayers
- Assist climbers by spotting from the ground, handing up tools, and using hand lines
- Assist with rigging and felling of trees
- Safeguard colleagues and the public from hazards in and around the work area
- Apply herbicides (with proper certification) to manage growth
- Maintain clean, organized trucks and job sites
- Set up traffic control zones and direct traffic when needed
- Travel frequently (including overnight stays) to different job sites
- Participate in safety briefings and follow all company safety protocols
What You Bring
- Groundperson certification (or ability to complete)
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions - Physical ability to hike, lift up 50 lbs., and handle tools - Valid driver’s license (CDL preferred)
- CPR/First Aid certification (provided by Lewis) - Herbicide applicator certification (or ability to complete and maintain) - Team player attitude, adaptability, and a strong work ethic
- Ensure compliance with all applicable state, local, and federal regulations.
Physical Demands
Ability to:
- Lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height or higher
- Push or pull up to 50 lbs.
- Walk or hike up to one mile on uneven terrain
- Endure extreme climate variances (e.g., severe cold to high heat and humidity)
- Hear, speak, see, and communicate effectively
- Operate two-handed tools and equipment
Continuously - Standing, Walking, Handling/Grasping, Repetitive Movements.
Frequently - Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Stooping/Kneeling, Reaching.
Occasionally - Driving, Climbing Stairs/Ladders.
Rarely - Sitting, Operating,
Never - Tree Ascending/Descending
Comments : You should expect variability in size, proportions, conditions, and weights of supplies, equipment, and work conditions.
Environmental Conditions:
Continuously - Outdoor work
Occasionally - Noise Levels
Frequently - Extreme Temperatures
Rarely - Contact with hazardous materials or air quality issues
Never - Confined Spaces
Comments: You should expect variability based on regional weather patterns. Personal protective equipment is required to be worn by OSHA and ANSI.
Tools & Equipment
Equipment may include:
- Aerial lift trucks, dump trucks, ATVs
- Chainsaws, pole saws, handsaws, chipper
- Blowers, pruners, pole pruners, rakes, winches, ropes
- Climbing gear: harness, chaps, spikes
- Sprayers, herbicide applicators, fuel, cones, signs
- Tablets and communication devices
What We Offer
Union Benefits
- Competitive pay ($20.89/hour)
- Paid training and certifications.
- Career advancement opportunities
- Local 42 Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Our People Promise
Our commitment to Our People is key to the success of our business. We respect the differences between us, and we leverage those differences to create an environment where all employees feel welcome and fairly treated. We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued.
Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity for both applicants and employees. Lewis Tree Service prohibits unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees and applicants based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age (40+), religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Lewis Tree Service’s practices and policies are administered under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Únase a una empresa que fomenta el crecimiento de las personas
En Lewis, no solo podamos árboles, construimos un futuro. Como la segunda empresa de mayor tamaño de gestión de servicios y vegetación en Norteamérica y una orgullosa empresa propiedad de sus empleados, creemos que cada persona de nuestro equipo es importante. Cuando se incorpora a Lewis, no solo comienza un trabajo, invierte en su futuro.
Por qué le encantará trabajar aquí
- ¡Experimente un maravilloso entorno al aire libre mientras trabaja en la naturaleza, no quede atrapado detrás de un escritorio!
- Eleve su carrera profesional con nosotros. ¡Priorizamos la capacitación y las promociones internas!
- ¡Únase a un equipo vibrante que es pionero en seguridad, valora su opinión y fomenta un fuerte sentido de la camaradería!
- ¡Forme su futuro con nosotros a través de nuestro fantástico Plan de Propiedad de Acciones para Empleados (ESOP)!
Sus funciones como personal en tierra
Como personal en tierra en Lewis Services, será la mano derecha de nuestras cuadrillas de poda, apoyará la gestión de vegetación para socios de servicios públicos y otros clientes.
- Despejar vegetación y escombros de los lugares de trabajo alrededor de líneas eléctricas (podar árboles, eliminar vegetación, levantar troncos, arrastrar maleza, etc.).
- Operar y mantener herramientas y equipos como motosierras, astilladoras, sopladores y pulverizadores.
- Ayudar a los escaladores observándolos desde el suelo, entregándoles herramientas y usando cuerdas de mano.
- Ayudar con el aparejo y la tala de árboles.
- Salvaguardar a los colegas y al público de los peligros dentro del área de trabajo y sus alrededores.
- Aplicar herbicidas (con la certificación adecuada) para controlar el crecimiento.
- Mantener los camiones y los lugares de trabajo limpios y organizados.
- Establecer zonas de control de tráfico y dirigir el tráfico cuando sea necesario.
- Viajar con frecuencia, incluidos pernoctes, a diferentes sitios de trabajo.
- Participar en las reuniones informativas de seguridad y seguir todos los protocolos de seguridad de la empresa.
Lo que usted aporta
- Certificación de personal en tierra (o capacidad para completarla)
- Disposición para trabajar al aire libre en todas las condiciones climáticas - Capacidad física para caminar, levantar 50 libras y manipular herramientas - Licencia de conducir válida (se prefiere CDL)
- Certificación de RCP/primeros auxilios (proporcionada por Lewis) - Certificación de aplicador de herbicidas (o capacidad para completarla y mantenerla) - Actitud de trabajo en equipo, adaptabilidad y una sólida ética de trabajo
- Garantizar el cumplimiento con todas las reglamentaciones locales, estatales y federales aplicables
Demandas físicas
Capacidad para las siguientes actividades:
- Levantar 50 libras hasta la altura de los hombros o más arriba.
- Empujar o tirar hasta 50 libras.
- Caminar hasta una milla por terrenos irregulares.
- Soportar variaciones climáticas extremas (por ejemplo, de frío intenso a calor y humedad elevados).
- Escuchar, hablar, ver y comunicarse de manera efectiva.
- Operar herramientas y equipos con las dos manos.
De forma continua: estar de pie, caminar, manipular/sujetar, movimientos repetitivos
Con frecuencia: levantar/llevar, empujar/tirar, agacharse/arrodillarse, alcanzar
En ocasiones: conducir, subir escaleras fijas/plegables
Rara vez: sentarse, operar
Nunca: subir/bajar de árboles
Comentarios : Debe esperar una variabilidad en el tamaño, proporciones, condiciones y pesos de los suministros al igual que en los equipos y las condiciones de trabajo.
Condiciones ambientales:
De forma continua: trabajar al aire libre
En ocasiones: niveles de ruido
Con frecuencia: temperaturas extremas
Rara vez: contacto con materiales peligrosos o problemas de calidad del aire
Nunca: espacios confinados
Comentarios : Debe esperar una variabilidad con base en los patrones climáticos regionales. Se requiere que el equipo de protección personal se use según la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) y el Instituto Nacional Estadounidense de Estándares (ANSI).
Herramientas y equipos
- Los equipos pueden incluir lo siguiente:
- Camiones con plataforma aérea, camiones volquete, vehículos todo terreno
- Motosierras, sierras de pértiga, sierras de mano, astilladoras
- Sopladores, podadoras, podadoras de pértiga, rastrillos, cabrestantes, cuerdas
- Equipo de escalada: arnés, correas, púas
- Pulverizadores, aplicadores de herbicidas, combustible, conos, carteles
- Tabletas y dispositivos de comunicación
Lo que ofrecemos
Beneficios sindicales
- Pago competitivo ($20.89/hour)
- Capacitaciones y certificaciones remuneradas
- Oportunidades de progreso en la carrera profesional
- Beneficios locales 42
- Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP)
Compromiso con nuestra gente
El compromiso con nuestra gente es la clave del éxito de nuestro negocio. Respetamos las diferencias entre nosotros, y aprovechamos esas diferencias para crear un entorno donde todos los empleados se sientan bienvenidos y tratados con justicia. Buscamos las mejores soluciones posibles al atraer e involucrar a una fuerza laboral diversa donde se busquen y valoren todas las perspectivas.
Lewis Tree Service es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades de empleo y se compromete a brindar igualdad de oportunidades tanto a los candidatos como a los empleados. Lewis Tree Service prohíbe la discriminación ilegal o el acoso de empleados y candidatos por motivos de raza, credo, color, nacionalidad, sexo, edad (mayores de 40 años), religión, discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual, información genética, estado de ciudadanía, estado de veterano o cualquier otra condición legal protegida, todas las decisiones de empleo, incluidas, entre otras, el reclutamiento, la contratación, la compensación, la capacitación, el aprendizaje, la promoción, la degradación, la transferencia, el despido y la terminación, y todos los demás términos y condiciones de empleo. Las prácticas y políticas de Lewis Tree Service se administran en virtud de las leyes locales, estatales y federales aplicables.
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