Utility Vegetation Management

Summary Description:

Ironwood Heavy Highway, LLC provides vegetation management and storm restoration services to utility companies and their communities across North America. We are looking for individuals with experience working on tree trimming or clearing crews.

Responsibilities:

• Assigns work for individual crew members and directs crew in performing work according to accepted line clearance practices.
• Enforces safe work practices and conducts safety training in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Arranges with customer or property owner ability to obtain access, advise them of interruption and explain the work to be done.
• Keeps accurate records, timesheets and reports related to the performance of the crew. Furnishes supervisor with reports of order completed, units of work completed, crew time and distribution, etc.
• Receives and interprets tree trimming, removal and chemical application orders initiated by supervisor or Utility, involving an understanding of drawings and symbols, representing types of power lines, voltages, and line equipment.
• Responsible for truck inspection, proper working conditions, as well as necessary repairs to tools, trucks and other work equipment. Requests major repairs or replacements when required. Maintains good housekeeping on truck and at worksite locations.
• Trims and/or removes trees by climbing with the aid of a safety belt, climbing line, powered trimmer lift truck, or works from the ground using saws/pruners. Will cut branches or trunk sections and drops or lowers them to the ground with lines.
• Uses appropriate tools, will fell trees or timed trunks and split 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/or feeds brush into a woodchipper.
• Relays hand-signals, directs traffic, drives and operates trucks and equipment as assigned, and keeps trucks and work area clear and orderly.
• Trains new employees on proper procedures.

Qualifications:

• Has a basic knowledge of trees, including identification, growth habits and correct arboricultural techniques for the trimming, pruning, repairing, maintaining and removing, as applies to working in close proximity to energized conductors.
• Knows and understand the American Nations Standards for Tree Care Operations (ANSI Z133.1-2000)
• Has a basic knowledge of electrical circuit and must be skilled in the reading and understanding of circuit maps.
• Must be able to wear necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Must be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times per day.
• Must be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work tasks such as rain, heat, sun, cold, snow.
• Ability to work long hours and overtime during emergencies (including holidays, weekends, storm work) and be subject to call-out work.