Tree trimmer Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Tree trimmer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment and feed limbs and brush into the machines;
- Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces and to protect them from fungi and insects;
- Remove broken limbs from wires using hooked extension poles;
- Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs;
- Trim jagged stumps using saws or pruning shears;
- Climb trees using climbing hooks and belts or climb ladders to gain access to work areas;
- Split logs and stack in designated area;
- Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems;
- Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles using shovels, rakes, or other tools;
- Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal;
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle;
- Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
Requirements:
- Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools;
- Requires the ability to utilize job related equipment in the course of accomplishing job duties and tasks associated with respective primary duties;
- Climb trees using climbing hooks and belts or climb ladders to gain access to work areas;
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment;
- Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape;
- Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color;
- Requires the ability to communicate with people to convey or exchange professional information.