Arbor Groundsman

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Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

This posting remains open year-round as we are always looking for great people to join our team! If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application and we will reach out shortly.

• Responsible for the safe and successful completion of all arbor ground labor tasks

• Perform arbor ground labor tasks as instructed by Arbor Crew Lead
• Demonstrate ability to effectively work independently while on sit for extended periods of time
• Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment, including the feeding of brush and limbs into machines
• Safe operation of arbor equipment, including but not limited to: loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, power saws, chainsaws, pole pruners, backpack blowers, and hand tools
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs
• Load debris and refuse into trucks
• Shows up to work each day on time; completes all tasks within time expectations; adheres to company dress code policy; wears clean clothes to work each day; follows inclement weather policy and sick leave reporting procedures

• This position has no full‑time supervisory responsibilities

• Climb and prune various tree types above heights of 15 feet when primary tree climber is unavailable or unable to do so
• Perform proper cabling and bracing functions
• Perform specialized pruning and takedowns
• Other duties as assigned

• At least six months of professional tree work experience Language Skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with crew lead and other crew members

• Ability to verbally understand and communicate in English is strongly preferred
• Bi‑lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required

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• Apply common sense understanding to carry out tasks
• Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables

• Valid driver license issued by the state where employed is strongly preferred
• Current CPR & First Aid certification or have ability to obtain within 3 months
• Current aerial rescue certification or have ability to obtain within 3 months
• TCIA certified chipper operator specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA chainsaw operator specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA ground operation specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA tree care safety specialist or ability to obtain within 6 months

• Basic tree care principals, pruning techniques, tree  disease
• Aerial rescue; safe work practices; proper PPE; hazard recognition;
  Dig Alert procedures and tree removal techniques; basic knots and rope operation for rigging; emergency tree rescue procedures
• Excellent internal and external customer service skills, ensuring clients’ needs are met in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion by demonstrating courtesy, efficiency, and professionalism
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus
• Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools or…