Tree Trimmer - Utilities

Position Summary: The Tree Trimmer cuts away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using chainsaws, pole saw, pruning hooks, sheers, or clippers. May use truck-mounted lifts and operate power tree trimming equipment. Must have Ability to communicate frequently and regularly with appropriate Greenstone Electrical Services personnel to affect successful completion of projects as well as assure customer satisfaction.

Daily Job Duties:

• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.

• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.

• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.

• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.

• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.

• Apply tar or other protective substances to cut surfaces to seal surfaces, and to protect them from fungi and insects.

• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.

• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.

• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.

• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.

• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.

• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hooked extension poles.

• Split logs and stack in designated area.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.

• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.

• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED

• 1-year Tree Trimming around electrical utilities or previous experience preferred; or completion of on-the-job training required.

• Ability to learn quickly and to follow instructions accurately

• Knowledge of forestry machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

• Valid Driver license, good driving record, and experience driving a truck highly preferred.

Work Environment: Must be able to work in various weather conditions with exposure to extreme temperatures, including heat, rain, cold, etc.