Groundperson Union DL Region

Job Title

Groundperson

The Groundperson is responsible for gathering and feeding brush & debris into a wood chipper, scanning areas for trip and fall hazards, and ensuring other workers stay out of the path of travel. This position also maintains equipment and materials.

Full‑time, Non‑Exempt

$19.07 to $23.15 per hour.

• Available benefit options vary based on tenure, position, and work location.

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees.
• Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Service vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to join the local union and pay union dues.

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Entry‑level position, no experience required.
• Previous experience is a plus.

• Upon offer, employees may be required to subject and pass a pre‑employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.

• A valid driver's license is required.

• RARE (less than 10%):
  Sitting, crawling, climbing poles, color vision, climbing ladders, climbing stairs.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%):
  Stooping, kneeling, squatting, body twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off truck, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50 lbs.
• FREQUENT (up to 66%):
  Standing, walking, manual dexterity, seeing distant, seeing, reading, range of motion, hearing‑speech range, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%):
  Sense of Touch, gripping, seeing, carrying, pulling.

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time, withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, wear personal protective equipment as necessary, enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, traverse various terrain, perform job duties throughout a standard 8‑ or 10‑hour day, communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and handle confrontations professionally.

• Works around hazardous equipment.
• Works around excessive noise from machines, chain saws, and wood chippers, with hearing protection.
• Works in all temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, i.e., irritating plants, biting or stinging insects, dust, etc.
• Works on uneven ground.
• Works around falling limbs with protection.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.