Tree Care Groundsman with Landscaping Experience

• -Are you seeking a career in the tree care industry as a Grounds-person so you can eventually become a professional Tree Climber?
• -Are you PHYSICALLY FIT and able to lift 50 pounds throughout the day?
• -Do you have a clean and current California driver ’ s license?
• If so, please keep reading....

Professional Tree Care is hiring entry level trainees who would like to become professional Grounds-people. Ideally, after a few years, those Grounds-people will advance to work as tree Climbers. Anyone hired must meet these minimum requirements:

1) Physically fit: able to lift 50 pounds and, once trained, able to hoist him/herself up into a tree using ropes and pulleys. Able to work outdoors in inclement weather year-round, meaning hot in summer and cold in winter. Able to work extremely hard for up to 8 hours per day.
2) Speaks/read/writes in English well but is willing and able to learn Tree Care Spanish (TCS) if you don't already speak Spanish.
3) NOT afraid of heights. Yes, there will be a test.
4) Seeking a career, not a job. To become a good Gounds-person quickly, one must study on their own time. If you have free time in the morning or evenings, this might be a great career for you. Check out ( for details on getting your ISA Groundsperson and ISA Tree Climber certifications. These may be required in the future before advancing to the next level.
5) You must have reliable transportation to the job site , which cannot be reached by public transportation, Uber, or bike. We work from Napa to Monterey and Sacramento to the Bay. This position is based in Hayward, CA.
6) A current and “clean” CA Driver's license is required. *Clean = no points or recent tickets. Once you become a Climber, you will be given a company truck to drive to the job site so it is required that your do NOT have speeding tickets or accidents on your record.
7) You absolutely MUST live within a 40 minute commute of Hayward, CA. BEST if you live i the South Bay. Please calculate your morning commute using Google maps with an arrival time of 7:00 a.m. If you live outside this area and DO NOT plan to move, please do not apply. 
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• $20.00 to $22.00 per hour to start, depending on fit to the role. NOTE: If you have experience doing Grounds-person work, Landscaping work or anything similar, please let us know. More pay may be available to applicants with tree care experience!!!
• Free gear including company sweatshirts, t-shirts, and safety equipment.
• After 90 days of employment, full-time employees are eligible for:
  • Medical, dental, and optical insurance at a 50% contribution rate from the company
  • 5 paid sick days
  • 5 paid holidays
  • 401(k) participation

HOW TO APPLY
-Submit a resume or a list of all of the jobs you've held since High School/GED. Include the year you graduated or the year you obtained your GED or college diploma, if any.
-Include all jobs since high school/GED. Include the months and years for each position, plus the company name, location, and your title.
-Watch this video to be certain this career is for you, “Basic Training for Ground Operations in Tree Care”:  
-We will TEXT qualified candidates
-If you are sent a survey from Predictive Index (dot com), please take it in the language in which you have the strongest vocabulary. For example, if you were raised speaking Spanish, take it in Spanish. The results will be sent back in English. 
Best of luck!!
The Recruiting Team at Professional Tree Care dot com