Tree Maintenance Worker

Position: Tree Maintenance Worker 2
Salary: $35,000.00 Annually
Location : Freehold, NJ 07728
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202439
Department: Shade Tree
Opening Date: 07/23/2025

Description

TREE MAINTENANCE WORKER 2

Monday through Friday 7 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m.

- 40 hours, plus OT at times during the year

DEFINITION:

Under direction, performs skilled tree maintenance work such as

pruning, feeding, bracing, repairing, spraying, fertilizing, removing

and transplanting trees and shrubs; climbs trees using a ladder,

climbing hooks and belts, and other manual or mechanical equipment

used to aid in performing tree maintenance tasks; provides assignment,

instruction and guidance to semi-skilled tree maintenance staff; does

related work as required.

NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes

only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties

listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on

the job may not be listed.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:

Provides assignments, instruction and guidance to semi-skilled

tree maintenance staff.

Uses pole shears, saws, axes and other cutting tools to prune trees

or remove dead limbs; operates and feeds branches into chipper.

Scrapes decayed matter from cavities in trees using shovels or

picks and fills holes with cement to promote healing and prevent

further deterioration.

Cuts down trees using chain or hand saws.

Installs guying and bracing to prevent wind damage and encourage

correct growth.

Uses ropes and pulleys to remove tree branches.

Bags and transplants trees and shrubs using burlap and shovel.

Sprays and dusts pesticides on shrubs and trees to control pests

and diseases.
Fertilizes trees to promote growth using appropriate method and

equipment.
Applies herbicides to kill brush and weeds.
Plants trees and shrubs by digging holes, setting, back-filling,

watering and bracing.

Visually inspects trees and shrubs to diagnose diseased, infested,

damaged or unsafe conditions.
Performs minor maintenance to equipment or tools used.

Ensures safety procedures, rules and regulations are followed,

and deadlines are met.
May operate motor vehicles and light construction equipment

on a limited basis.

Performs a variety of tasks such as planting grass seed, placing

sod on areas, cutting brush, mowing grass, and loading and

unloading refuse, removing snow, and so forth.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or

manual recording and computerized information systems used by

the agency, office, or related units.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

One (1) year of experience in the care and maintenance of trees

and shrubs, which shall have included the use and/or operation of

manual or mechanical equipment used to climb trees.

LICENSE:

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in

New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee

mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's

License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of

vehicle being operated.

NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the

required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and

type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

NOTE: Appointees may be required to obtain a Pesticide Applicator

Certification issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental

Protection.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of the methods, practices, tools and materials used in

the care and maintenance of trees and shrubs.

Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions

involved in tree maintenance work.

Knowledge of the common varieties of trees and their structure.

Knowledge of knots, hitches and rigging used to lower limbs and

tree tops.

Ability to climb trees using a ladder, climbing hooks and belts, or

other equipment.

Ability to use or operate a chain saw, stump grinders, chippers,

handsaws, axes, wedges and other power and/or hand tools used

to perform tree maintenance tasks.

Ability to provide assignment, instruction and guidance to

semi-skilled tree maintenance staff.

Ability to tie knots such as square bowline.

Ability to perform mechanical and manual…