Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $25-$30/hr

Responsibilities:

• Tree Pruning: Climbing trees to selectively remove branches for aesthetic purposes, to promote tree health, or to ensure safety by eliminating dead or hazardous limbs.
• Tree Removal: Climbing trees to safely dismantle and remove trees that are diseased, damaged, or pose a risk to property or safety.
• Tree Inspection: Climbing trees to assess their health, and identify signs of disease, pests, or structural weaknesses that may require intervention.
• Climbing Technique: Developing and maintaining proficiency in climbing techniques and safety procedures, including the proper use of ropes, harnesses, and other climbing equipment.
• Equipment Maintenance: Inspecting, maintaining, and repairing climbing equipment, such as ropes, harnesses, and climbing spikes, to ensure safe and effective operation.
• Team Collaboration: Working closely with other members of the tree care team, such as ground crew and supervisors, to coordinate tasks and ensure efficient and safe operations.
• Safety Compliance: Adhering to safety protocols and regulations, including proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), to minimize the risk of accidents or injuries while climbing and performing tree care tasks.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Landscaping experience
• Proficiency in tree pruning, removal, and inspection techniques and all associated equipment; chainsaws, chippers, aerial lifts
• Knowledge of tree care practices
• Clean NYS Driver’s License
• Eagerness to learn and problem-solve
• Hands-on mentality
• Excellent communication skills- both oral and written
• The ability to prioritize and work efficiently in a high-energy environment
• Confidence, enthusiasm, respect, and a positive attitude

Benefits:

• Compensation based on experience, skill, knowledge, and leadership
• Profit Sharing
• 401k + matching % (after 1 year of employment)
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick days, birthday
• Health/dental/vision Insurance
• Very positive work environment and culture (YOU will even have an open opportunity to interview and ask questions of our existing team members during our hiring process!)

Why Work With Us?

We are a team and family-oriented company that prides itself on our positive culture and surpassing our customers' expectations! We are currently in our 25th year of business - our team is very excited to continue growing, improving, and being THE best landscape company on the East End of Long Island. Come join us today to be a part of our family, while sharing a passion for excelling at what we do and a desire to continually improve ourselves!

Our business is driven and run by our 5 CORE VALUES, EARTH.

Excellence- We strive for excellence in everything we do

Accountability- We are accountable to our clients and to each other

Respect- We respect our clients, our competitors, and one another

Teamwork- We work as a team to achieve more

Home- We value the importance of a work/home-life balance

If you are just as excited, and motivated and feel we are a fit for you, we are looking forward to talking with you!!!

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