What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tree Trimmer 1 - (077790) position at Wayne County Michigan?
The Tree Trimmer 1 will trim, cultivate, repair, remove and transplant trees and shrubs and apply pesticide. This requires extensive climbing, use of ropes, ladders and a variety of tools used in forestry work.
Required Tasks
Required Tasks
- 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.
- Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches 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. Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
- Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
- Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
- High school diploma or GED AND
- A valid and safe State of Michigan Driver's License (no more than 7 points), AND
- One of the following criteria from A. or B.:
- A. At least 6 months of experience trimming trees, bushes and other types of brush (preferable this experience will include climbing trees using ropes and harnesses); (Part-time experience or seasonal experience will be acceptable and must be performing the above duties for at least 1040 hours).
- OR
- B. Completion of the 6-week DTE Tree Trimmer Academy (or equivalent training program) that provides tree climbing instruction.