What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tree Climber position at Baker Tree Service?
Baker Tree Services is your one-stop shop for all your tree care needs in Frederick county and the surrounding areas and if you are a professional tree climber looking for a change, we are hiring!!
The ideal candidate will have:
3-5 years of experience in a leadership role on a production tree crew.
Tree Climber Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Ability to lead and manage a team of employees.
- Ability to understand and communicate technical information to customers, employees, and the public.
- Ability to comply with regulatory agencies such as DOT and OSHA.
- Ability to work overtime as needed and meet deadlines.
- CDL driver's license a plus. Valid driver's license a must.
- Ability to operate tree related equipment such as loaders, buckets, and stump grinders.
- Ability to be on call for emergency storm work.
- Ability to follow and enforce safe working practices.
- Ability to keep a positive and motivating mindset.
- Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
Advanced knowledge of safety procedures and work with the crew lead to ensure the team is meeting safety standards.
- Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
- Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- Evaluate tree health for safety of climb.
- Plan tree trimming for multiple trees on the jobsite before beginning work.
- Evaluate all safety gear including harnesses, ropes, pulleys for safe functionality.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
- Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- Load debris onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
- Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.
Tree Climber Qualifications:
- 3-5 years tree climbing and rigging
- 3 years supervisory experience
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic climbing knots and rigging devices used in tree trimming and removal operations
- Lift heavy objects over 50 pounds
- Highly motivated, with focus on safety and excellent customer service
- Work and maneuver at varying heights under sometimes adverse weather conditions
Preferred, but not required:
Hoisting license and/or your CDL, those are a plus!
We offer Health Insurance, paid vacation and holidays along with competitive wages.
We are looking forward to talking with you about our amazing growth opportunities as well!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Tree care: 3 years (Required)
- Leadership: 3 years (Required)
- Heavy equipment operation: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CDL (Preferred)
- OSHA 10 (Preferred)
- (EHAP) Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (Preferred)
- CPR/AED training (Preferred)
- Hoisting license (Preferred)
Salary : $20 - $35