Tree Trimmer

Job Description

Job Description

Tree Trimmer

Experienced tree trimmer needed for a busy established company. MUST HAVE VALID DRIVERS LICENSE and TRANSPORTATION. Must have experience in the tree care industry. Team player and positive attitude required! Full time, long term, Located in BEACHES AREA

$20 per hr depending on experience 

Our organization is looking for a new tree trimmer to work with homeowners and commercial property managers to get safer, more attractive trees. Every day will bring different tasks, trees and fulfilling challenges, such as climbing trees to ensure any precarious branches can be reached or staying on the ground to assist other employees in adequately pruning the tree. Either way, you will be making a difference in your community, and currently, there is a lot of work to go around.

Job Responsibilities

• Operate an array of equipment to remove and dispose of unwanted branches, which can entail using brush chippers, boom trucks, stump chippers, power saws and many others
• Climb trees using climb hooks, belts and ladders in order to access the worksite, or supervise others using these items to ensure they are being safe
• Prune the top of trees to make them more visually pleasing to the general public
• Speak with the property owner to see what needs to be done, and offer recommendations when a tree is too far gone to save
• Inspect trees to see if there are any underlying issues, such as diseases or fungus growing
• Ensure the worksite remains safe by putting up caution tape around the surrounding area if it is in a public space
• Clear the site once the job is done by loading up branches and other pieces of debris into work truck

Job Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Prior experience pruning trees
• Valid driver’s license