Tree Crew Equipment Operator

Equipment Operator (Driver License Required)

This position operates heavy equipment of various types to remove branches and tree material from electrical lines.

Job Type: Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

Pay:
Competitive, Hourly

• Competitive wages/Paid weekly – Direct Deposit
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Individual/Family Health, Dental, Eye Care, Prescriptions
• Insurance premiums paid by Company
• FMLA and Short term disability benefits.
• Retirement packages, paid by Company
• Prescription safety glasses
• All tools provided by the Company to do job
• DOT Regulated Drug Free Workplace
• First Aid & CPR Training provided

• Operates heavy equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, loaders, dump trucks, mowers, and stump grinders.
• Transport equipment to and from multi-state job locations.
• Install and remove gates, fences, barbed wire.
• Install and remove culverts, rocks, and base.
• Works on spared rock and base by highways, side roads and on the right-of-way.
• Uses a chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Gathers brush and feeds it into a wood chipper.
• Applies chemical herbicide to right-of-way, following brush removal (APP).
• Utilizes hose and spray nozzle from truck-mounted spray equipment including tank, pump, hose reel, 200 feet of 1/2 inch hose, or utilizes backpack to treat remote areas.
• Services truck, chipper, and equipment maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
• Assists senior spray person in mixing herbicide in holding tank (APP).
• Works around hazardous equipment.
• Works around excessive noise from machines, chainsaws, wood chipper, 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.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Possesses working knowledge and be able to identify tree and shrub species.
• Familiar with electrical hazards.

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

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

• Driver License Required.

• Must have transportation to and from the show up location.

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

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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