Tree Climber/Landscape Laborer

Job Description

Are you an energetic and motivated person who wants a career working outside, and have at least two years of tree climbing experience and interest in doing landscaping work as well? Consider applying for a Tree Climber/Landscape Laborer job with Paul's Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC. Since our company provides both landscaping and tree services, this unique position involves tree climbing as well as general landscaping work. We offer competitive pay and a positive and exciting work environment where you get to see the results of your work on a daily basis. Ideal candidates are looking for a long-term career and not just a summer/temporary position. Year-round work can be available for the right individual.

Benefits

We offer great health, dental, and vision insurance with low deductibles. Paul's Landscaping & Tree Service provides all tree climbing gear (ropes, harness) saws, etc., and helmets with integrated Bluetooth Communication, which improves communication and safety.

About Our Company

Paul's Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC is a landscaping and tree service company in the Webster, NY area specializing in providing tree care and landscaping services. We are known for our good reputation—we have a five star reputation on Google and Yelp.com, and obtain many of our customers by word-of-mouth from other satisfied customers.

To be successful at Paul's Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC you need the following traits:

• A good work ethic – we value working hard at all times.
• Tenacity--being willing to stick with a project and keep working ahead.
• Have integrity – follow the law, always tell the truth, and always do the right thing.
• A positive attitude, ready to come to work to conquer the day's tasks.
• Be able to follow directions, and listen to what was said, and learn and implement information quickly.
• Be a self-starter – take initiative, constantly looking for areas to maximize your efficiency and other members of the team.
• Pay attention to detail – aim for perfection.
• Ability to work in a professional, non-smoking, non-swearing environment.
• Ability to pass a drug screen and other pre-employment test.
• Ability to work in a safety-sensitive environment and take proper safety precautions, such as wearing provided PPE, as needed, and look out for the safety of yourself and others when using equipment, such as chain saws.
• Be able to work outside in a variety of weather conditions.
• Have a driver's license.
• Ability to lift and move 50 plus pounds occasionally.

Duties involve:

• Removing trees by climbing them or dropping them from ground (when appropriate).
• Various pruning and trimming of trees, including dead-wooding, thinning of trees, end weight reduction pruning, crown raising, pruning for clearance, etc., in accordance with proper pruning standards.
• Removing and planting grass, sod, etc.
• Loading wheelbarrows and spreading mulch, topsoil, and stone.
• Weeding and edging landscape beds.
• Pruning or trimming trees from ground level, trim shrubs and hedges, using hedge clippers, and cleaning up debris/shrub clippings.
• Hauling branches and loading a trailer.
• Operating machinery including chainsaws, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, loader, etc.
• Assist with rigging/lowering of branches from ground level for tree removal.
• Raking, blowing, and hauling tarps with leaves.
• Various other landscaping tasks as needed.

Experience Required

• Must be at least 18 years old with a valid driver's license with your own reliable transportation--this job involves working at different customer's locations around the Webster, Penfield, Irondequoit and surrounding areas, and you must be able to drive yourself there.
• Must be able to speak English and be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must have at least 2 years of experience in a professional setting doing tree work.
• Must have no significant fear of heights and be comfortable spending hours working at height.
• Must be experienced with various climbing techniques (climbing with spikes and flip-line for removals, climbing with SRT/SRS, and MRS/DRT), and familiar with setting a throwline/climbing rope by hand or using air cannon, etc.
• Must be proficient at limb-walking, have knowledge of correct pruning techniques, and know how and when to utilize various rigging techniques.
• Must be able to work at an efficient pace while not compromising safety for yourself, the crew, or customer property.

Hours

Hours do vary depending on weather. Usual hours are 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 p.m. with a lunch break around noon. Unless there is a week with bad weather, causing scheduling delays, we generally don't work on Saturdays. You will get all Sundays off.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Vision insurance

License/Certification:

• driver's license and your own transportation (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $33