Crew Leader - CDL

Essential Functions of Crew Leader at Wright Tree Service

The Crew Leader supervises a line clearance crew, plans daily work, assigns tasks, and ensures safety compliance, customer relations, record keeping, and equipment maintenance.

• Supervises a line clearance crew and plans daily work.
• Assigns work to crew members and directs crew in performing work according to accepted line clearance practices.
• Adjusts to field requirements and takes independent action without close supervision.
• Recognizes poisonous plants and uses proper safeguards against them.
• Enforces safe work practices, conducts safety training in accordance with company policies, and follows OSHA specifications.
• Obtains oral or written permission from property owners to trim or remove trees and apply herbicides.
• Arranges access with customers or property owners, advises them of interruptions, and explains the work that needs to be done.
• Repairs minor damages and escalates complicated situations to the General Foreperson.
• Promotes and maintains good customer/public relations through effective completion of work.
• Keeps accurate records, timesheets, and reports related to the crew’s performance.
• Furnishes supervisors and utility representatives with reports of completed orders, units of work, crew time, and distribution.
• Receives and interprets tree trimming, removal, and chemical application orders initiated by the General Foreperson or Utility, including understanding drawings and symbols.
• Conducts safety training for assigned personnel in coordination with client company policies.
• Controls crew costs through effective use of manpower, proper work methods, trimming volume, and equipment operation.
• Considers inclement weather and determines when to start or stop work.
• Safeguards employees and public from hazards and cooperates with law enforcement when blocking street or driveways.
• Sets up barriers, warning signs, and flags to protect employees and the public.
• Trains new employees on proper procedures and works around hazardous equipment near energized power lines.
• Performs truck inspection, repairs, and maintains proper working conditions for equipment.
• Responds to emergencies, determines proper action to eliminate hazards, and engages in trimming/removal to expedite service restoration.
• Trims and/or removes trees by climbing, using ladders, safety belts, or powering equipment.
• Uses appropriate tools to fell trees, trim trunks, and break them into manageable pieces.
• Sprays stumps and brush with hand‑spraying equipment to prevent further growth.
• Loads and unloads trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris, and feeds brush into a wood chipper.
• Repairs slight damage to lawns, fences, and walkways caused by tree trimming.
• Services gasoline, air, and hand‑powered tools and other equipment.
• Relays hand‑signals, directs traffic, drives, and operates trucks and equipment as assigned.
• Maintains good housekeeping on truck and worksite locations.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

• $750 Sign‑On Bonus offered.
• Hourly wage: $22.99 - $35.11 subject to experience.
• Union benefits and pay offered.
• Plenty of growth opportunities.
• On‑the‑job training.
• Potential overtime.
• Get paid weekly, etc.

• Minimum 3 years tree trimming experience.
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required.

Wright Tree Service provides vegetation management, storm restoration, and work planning services to utility companies and their communities across North America. Our operations are guided by values: safety, integrity, excellence, teamwork, innovation, and family. We are proud of our family‑founded history and remain employee‑owned since 2002. Safety is our highest value, guided by our Brothers and Sisters Keeper pledge to keep both ourselves and others safe.