Groundperson DL

Description

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

Job Type: Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

Pay:
Competitive, Hourly

• Company Sponsored Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life, long-term/short-term disability insurances

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Gather and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Service vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
• Work on uneven ground, around hazardous equipment, falling debris/tree limbs, and excess equipment noise.
• Work in all temperatures and weather conditions, exposed to nature (irritating plants, biting or stinging insects, dust, etc.).

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

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

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

• Valid driver's license required.

• Rare (≤10%):
  Sitting, Crawling, Climbing Poles, Color Vision, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs.
• Occasional (≤33%):
  Stooping, kneeling, squatting, body twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off truck, gripping, lifting 10–50 lbs, reaching, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50 lbs.
• Frequent (≤66%):
  Standing, walking, manual dexterity, seeing at distance, reading, range of motion, hearing-speech range, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• Continuous (≤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, 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.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling . We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.