Tree Maintenance Worker I - Forestry

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13589332

**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

• Distinguishing Features of Work\
  
  

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This is manual work caring for trees along street rights-of-way, in City

parks, and on other City properties. Employees must use caution to avoid

injury and damage to persons and property. Assignments and instructions

are received from a working supervisor, and work is normally performed

under close supervision.

• \*\*Employees within the department of division shall be given first
  
  

consideration\*\***

• \*\*\*Posting may close at any time\*\*\***
  
  

**Examples of Work Performed**

• Climbs trees, using rope and saddle, up to heights of 80\' above the
  
  

ground from the ground.

• Removes dead and dangerous trees; grubs and pulls out stumps.
• Provides recommendations for improvements in tree maintenance.
• Identifies hazardous trees and assists in or performs needed pruning
  
  

or removal of trees.

• Prunes trees and removes dead and/or broken tree limbs from trees.
• Assists in job site cleanup, chipping brush, and in raking,
  
  

sweeping, loading debris and logs on trucks.

• Operates tree-related equipment as needed.
• Maintains tree care equipment and tools.
• These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• Other related duties may be assigned as needed.
  
  

**Requirements of Work**

• Some knowledge of tree care, of the methods and equipment used in
  
  

pruning, trimming, topping, spraying and removing trees

• Knowledge of occupational hazards, safety precautions and ANZI Z133
  
  

standards

• Ability to become a qualified Line Clearance Tree Trimmer
• Ability to climb trees with rope and saddle up to heights of 80 ft.
  
  

above the ground from the ground

• Ability to start, operate, stop, and carry chainsaws weighing up to
  
  

22 lbs. at a height of up to 80 ft. above the ground at a variety of

angles and positions while working in a rope and saddle.

• Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of
  
  

ear plugs or other hearing protection

• Ability to lift 100% of body weight as required to climb trees
• Ability to knot, accurately throw, and climb a half-inch rope up to
  
  

heights of twenty feet using the foot lock and body thrust method

• Ability to operate a 26\" hand saw.
• Ability to bend, squat, and twist as required to shovel soil from up
  
  

to three feet below ground level.

• Ability to swing an ax accurately and effectively to chop at ground
  
  

level.

• Ability to drag, pull, and carry up to 40 pounds of bulky tree
  
  

debris as far as 50 feet and load same up to heights of eight feet

using an ensilage or pitch fork.

• Ability to lift logs weighing up to 150 pounds with assistance of
  
  

another worker.

• Ability to rake and sweep work site using lawn rake and push broom.
• Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist,
  
  

including after-hour emergencies

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in
  
  

writing.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates and the public.

• Possession of a valid Kansas class B Commercial Driver\'s
  
  

License (CDL) with air brake endorsement

• An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety
  
  

of other individuals in the workplace.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool,

and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with

company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

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