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Equipment Operator

Full-time

Lewis Services

Overview:

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)! 
Responsibilities:

What You’ll Do as an Equipment Operator

As an Equipment Operator  at Lewis Services, you’ll:  

  • Operate heavy equipment per Lewis policy and manufacturer guidelines
  • Safeguard equipment and ensure proper maintenance and inspection
  • Identify and mark hazards in the work area
  • Promote safety for colleagues and the public
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and work vehicles
  • Report equipment issues and incidents immediately
  • Support customer and public relations
  • Drive and operate trucks and other assigned equipment
  • Participate in job briefings and site preparation
  • Remove vegetation and debris (e.g., lifting logs, dragging brush)
  • Operate chainsaws and similar equipment after demonstrating proficiency
  • Load/unload trucks and machinery
  • Hike difficult terrain while carrying tools and equipment
  • Apply herbicide in compliance with regulations
  • Set up traffic control zones and direct traffic
  • Travel frequently, including overnight stays
  • Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:

What You Bring:

  • Understanding of policies and procedures for Equipment Operators
  • Relevant licenses/certifications to operate heavy equipment
  • General knowledge of trees and arboriculture techniques (if involved in tree work)
  • Completion of Equipment Operator Technical Knowledge Certification
  • Basic knowledge of electrical circuits and ability to read circuit maps
  • Herbicide applicator certification and licensing
  • Valid driver’s license, CDL, and medical certification (as required)
  • CPR and First Aid certification (provided by Lewis)
  • Compliance with all applicable laws

Physical Demands  

Ability to:  

  • Lift up to 50 lbs. to shoulder height
  • Push or pull a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • Walk or hike up to one mile on uneven terrain
  • Climb onto and off of equipment
  • Endure extreme climate conditions
  • Hear, speak, see, and communicate effectively
  • Operate two-handed tools and equipment

Continuously – Operating equipment, handling/grasping, repetitive movements
Frequently – Sitting
Occasionally – Lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, driving, climbing, stooping/kneeling, reaching, walking, standing
Never – Tree ascending/descending, confined spaces

Environmental Conditions

Continuously – Outdoor work
Frequently – Temperature extremes
Occasionally – Noise levels
Rarely – Hazardous materials, air quality issues
Never – Confined spaces

Comments: Conditions vary by region. PPE required per OSHA and ANSI standards.

Tools & Equipment  

Equipment may include:  

  • Aerial lift trucks, dump trucks, ATVs
  • Chainsaws, pole saws, handsaws, chipper
  • Blowers, pruners, rakes, winches, ropes
  • Herbicide applicators, fuel, cones, signs
  • Communication devices, tablet computers
  • Manual and hydraulic tools

What We Offer   Benefits:  

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Paid training and certifications
  • Health, dental, vision & HSA options
  • 401(k) +
  • Paid time off and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
People Promise:

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.

Spanish Posting:

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  O perador de  M aquinaria  

  Como operador de maquinaria en Lewis  Services , usted tendrá las siguientes funciones:

 

  • Operar maquinaria pesada según la política de Lewis y las pautas del fabricante  
  • Proteger la maquinaria y garantizar el mantenimiento y la inspección adecuada  
  • Identificar y marcar los peligros en el área de trabajo  
  • Promover la seguridad de los colegas y del público  
  • Mantener las herramientas, maquinarias y vehículos de trabajo  
  • Informar de inmediato los problemas e incidentes con la maquinaria  
  • Apoyar las relaciones con los clientes y el público  
  • Conducir y operar camiones, y otras maquinarias asignadas  
  • Participar en reuniones informativas sobre el trabajo y la preparación del sitio.  
  • Retirar la vegetación y los escombros (p. ej., levantar troncos o arrastrar maleza).  
  • Operar motosierras y equipos similares después de demostrar la destreza  
  • Cargar/descargar camiones y maquinaria  
  • Caminar en terrenos difíciles mientras con herramientas y equipos  
  • Aplicar herbicida en cumplimiento de las reglamentaciones  
  • Establecer zonas de control de tráfico y dirigir el tráfico  
  • Viajar con frecuencia, incluidos pernoctes  
  • Realizar otras tareas relacionadas asignadas  

 

Lo que usted aporta:  

 

  • Comprensión de las políticas y procedimientos para los operadores de maquinaria  
  • Licencias/certificaciones pertinentes para operar maquinaria pesada  
  • Conocimientos generales sobre árboles y técnicas de arboricultura (si se trabaja con árboles) 
  • Obtención de la certificación de conocimientos técnicos para operador de maquinaria  
  • Conocimientos básicos de circuitos eléctricos y capacidad para leer mapas de circuitos  
  • Certificación y licencia de aplicador de herbicida  
  • Licencia de conducir válida, CDL y certificación médica (según se requiera) 
  • Certificación en RCP y primeros auxilios (proporcionado por Lewis) 
  • Cumplimiento de todas las leyes aplicables  

 

Demandas físicas  

Capacidad para las siguientes actividades:

  • Levantar 50 libras hasta la altura de los hombros.  
  • Empujar o tirar un mínimo de 50 libras.  
  • Caminar hasta una milla por terrenos irregulares.  
  • Subir y bajar del equipo.  
  • Soportar condiciones climáticas extremas.  
  • Escuchar, hablar, ver y comunicarse de manera efectiva.  
  • Operar herramientas y equipos con las dos manos.  

 

De forma continua: operar maquinaria, manipular/agarrar, movimientos repetitivos  
Con frecuencia: estar sentado  
En ocasiones: levantar/transportar, empujar/tirar, conducir, trepar, detenerse/arrodillarse, estirarse, caminar, estar de pie  
Nunca: subir/bajar de árboles, espacios confinados  

 

Condiciones ambientales  

 

De forma continua: trabajo en el exterior  
Con frecuencia: temperaturas extremas  
En ocasiones: niveles de ruido  
Rara vez: materiales peligrosos, problemas de calidad del aire  
Nunca: espacios confinados  

 

Comentarios: Las condiciones varían por región. EPP requerido por las normas de 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, rastrillos, cabrestantes, cuerdas  
  • Aplicadores de herbicidas, combustible, conos, señales  
  • Dispositivos de comunicación, tabletas, computadoras  
  • Herramientas manuales e hidráulicas  

 

Lo que ofrecemos  

Beneficios:  

  • Pago competitivo
  • Plan de Propiedad de Acciones para Empleados (ESOP) 
  • Capacitación y certificaciones de la industria remuneradas  
  • Opciones de salud, dental, de la visión y HSA  
  • 401(k) + 
  • Tiempo libre remunerado y 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 (más de 40 años), religión, discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual, información genética, estado de ciudadanía, estado de veterano o cualquier otra característica legalmente protegida.  

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