Crew Members and Tree Climbers

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NORTHWEST LANDSCAPE SERVICES | MONARCH TREE SERVICES

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

This posting remains open year-round as we are always looking for great people to join our team! If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application and we will reach out shortly.

Crew Members SSG (Sustainable Services Group)

Experience

• Habitat experience preferred but not required

License or Certification

• Valid driver license issued by the state where employed is strongly preferred
• Pesticide license issued by the state where employed preferred

Specialized Skills

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out tasks
• Deal with standardized situations with only occasional variables
• Ability to communicate in English
• Ability to communicate effectively with crew members and manager
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
• Strong commitment to high quality of work and customer service
• Ability to operate commercial landscape equipment and tools
• Ability to complete tasks assigned in a timely manner

Physical Requirements

• Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus
• Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
• Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance on surfaces that may be narrow and/or slippery
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Conditions

• Frequently works with mechanical objects and outside in all weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
• Frequently exposed to loud noise levels

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Perform habitat restoration tasks, including but not limited to:
  Native plant installation, mulching of plantings, noxious weed control.
• Safe operation of landscape equipment, including but not limited to: ditch witch, wheelbarrows, power tools, backpack blowers, chipper, stump grinder, bobcats, tractors, and bull dozers.
• Assist with initial and on-going training of crews
• Develop and maintain a positive work relationship with manager and team members.
• Promote and maintain safe working conditions
• Show up to work each day on time; complete all tasks within time expectations; adhere to company dress code policy; wear clean clothes to work each day; follow inclement weather policy and time off reporting procedures

TREE CLIMBERS

EXPERIENCE:

• Someone who’s passionate about the industry and has at least one year of professional tree climbing experience.
• You know basic tree care principles, cabling, pruning techniques, tree  disease .
• You’re not afraid of heights. You’ll be climbing trees over 15’, performing work on branches and truck platforms.
• You can perform physically demanding work. Besides climbing, you’ll be lifting, pushing, and pulling 25-50 lbs frequently; bending, reaching, stooping, crouching, walking; and working outside in all weather conditions.
• You’re as committed to safety as we are. Some of the things we train on monthly, and expect all of our employees to know are: aerial rescue, use of proper PPE, hazard recognition, Dig Alert procedures and tree removal techniques; basic knots and rope operation for rigging; emergency tree rescue procedures.
• You’ve got an excellent work ethic and can show up on time for work each day.

Some of what you’ll be doing

• Trimming, topping, and reshaping trees
• Using chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers to cut away dead and excess branches
• Transplanting and removing trees and shrubs
• Operating chipping equipment
• Inspecting trees for disease or pest problems

Total Rewards

At Monarch, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain top talent. Elements of our Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation…