Top Trimmer

Top Trimmer

Join a company that grows people. At Lewis, we're not just trimming trees — we're building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job — you're investing in your future.

As a Top Trimmer at Lewis Tree Services, you'll fill a specialized and highly skilled role necessary for utility vegetation management and provide support for tree trimming and line clearing operations serving utility companies and other clients.

Responsibilities include performing advanced tree trimming and removal work while aloft or using aerial lift equipment, supporting and leading job site and work zone set up, maintenance, and traffic control, leading tree felling, rigging, and clearance activities near energized lines, supporting and leading ground-level tree pruning and removal, applying herbicides in accordance with laws and company guidelines, inspecting, maintaining/preparing, and operating work tools, heavy equipment, and other equipment as assigned, operating/driving, loading/unloading, and maintaining trucks and other work vehicles, ensuring team and public safety by identifying hazards, maintaining clear communication, and providing support to fellow employees both on the ground and while aloft, training and re-training crew members on climbing, trimming, and safety practices, promoting positive relations with customers and the public and assisting the crew leader in gaining consent from property owners, assisting with job briefings, communicating new equipment specifications, and ensuring all safety protocols are followed, and participating in emergency response and storm work as needed.

Qualifications include minimum two years of experience on tree crews and completion of all Top Trimmer-level qualifications, general knowledge of tree identification, growth habits, and proper pruning techniques, knowledge and understanding of ANSI Z133 Safety Requirements and A300 Pruning Standards for arboricultural operations, advanced tree ascent/descent using ropes and a safety saddle, and skilled in aerial lift operations, proficiency in electrical circuit basics and interpreting circuit maps, Top Trimmer Technical Knowledge and Skills Certification (or ability to complete), valid driver's license, CDL, and required medical certification, CPR and First Aid certified (provided by Lewis), ability to lead others, communicate effectively, and work independently, and ensuring compliance with all applicable state, local, and federal regulations.

Physical demands include the ability to lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height or higher, push or pull up to 50 lbs., walk or hike up to one mile on uneven terrain, endure extreme climate variances, hear, speak, see, and communicate effectively, operate two-handed tools and equipment, ability to progress skill in tree ascent and descent, ability to work and maneuver at considerable heights during adverse weather conditions, continuously standing, walking, handling/grasping, repetitive movements, and tree ascending/descending, frequently lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, stooping/kneeling, reaching, occasionally driving, climbing stairs/ladders, rarely sitting/operating.

Environmental conditions include continuously outdoor work, occasionally noise levels, frequently extreme temperatures, rarely contact with hazardous materials or air quality issues, never confined spaces. Personal protective equipment is required to be worn by OSHA and ANSI. You should expect variability based on regional weather patterns.

Tools and equipment may include aerial lift trucks, dump trucks, ATVs, chainsaws, pole saws, handsaws, chippers, blowers, pruners, rakes, winches, ropes, climbing gear: harness, chaps, spikes, hanger puller, manual and hydraulic pole saw, spikes, sprayer applicators, pump sprayer, herbicide applicators, fuel, cones, signs, tablets and communication devices.

Benefits include competitive pay, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), paid training and industry certifications, health, dental, vision & HSA options,…