What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tree Climber position at Grasshoppers Inc?
Tree Climber **IMMEDIATE HIRE**
Experience: 1 or more years, tree climbing and rigging.
Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
- Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- Evaluate tree health for safety of climb.
- Evaluate all safety gear including harnesses, ropes, pulleys for safe functionality.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
- Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
Qualifications:
- 1 year, tree climbing and rigging
- Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic climbing knots and rigging devices used in tree trimming and removal operations
- Lift heavy objects over 50 pounds
- Highly motivated, with focus on safety and excellent customer service
- Work and maneuver at varying heights under sometimes adverse weather conditions
- Punctual, professional and arriving clean to the jobsite every day.
- Can pass a random drug test.
Grasshoppers Inc. is locally owned and has been around for 36 years. The business is A rating with BBB and is well known and respected business. We do tree service, demolitions, erosion control, and land clearing. We service KY and Southern Indiana area.
Grasshoppers Inc provided the following inclusive hiring information:
We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Experience:
- Tree Climber: 2 years (Required)
- Tree trimming: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $45