Arborist Apprentice

Wright Tree Service, Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 31,684 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental benefits

Employee Ownership potential

Live out allowance

Job summary

Wright Tree Service of Canada is hiring for an Arborist Apprentice. This full-time role involves field work supporting vegetation management and storm restoration efforts, with expected on-site duties and teamwork.

Strong knowledge of trees, a high school diploma, a valid driver's license, and safety-first mindset are essential, with on-call rotations and long hours common during emergencies. Benefits include medical coverage and employee ownership potential.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of trees, including identification and growth habits.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Class 5 driver's license with a clean driving record; air brakes endorsement is a plus.
• Ability to work as part of a team in physically demanding environments.
• Motivated to learn independently and from team members, with strong time management skills.
• Proficiency in operating and maintaining tools and equipment.
• Comfortable working in noisy environments with proper PPE.
• Willingness to work long hours, overtime, and participate in on-call rotations during emergencies.
• Valid First-Aid and CPR certificates.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris, or feed brush into a woodchipper.
• Assist in site set-up and take-down, including equipment handling and maintaining site cleanliness.
• Commitment to working safely and supporting a positive team environment.
• Perform physically demanding manual labor in various weather conditions.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Tree identification

Teamwork

Time management

Tool operation

PPE compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

None

Job description

Wright Tree Service of Canada

The Position: Arborist Apprentice

Type: Full-time

Reports To: Project Manager

About Us

Wright Tree Service, a business unit of Wright Canada Holdings, provides vegetation management, storm restoration, and work planning services to utility companies and their communities across North America.

Why Wright Canada Holdings

A Company Culture of Safety, Family, Integrity, Excellence and Stewardship

Pay rate of $23 to $25 per hour

We provide ALL equipment needed except your CSA Certified Work Boots

• Working shifts of Monday - Friday
• Compensated travel time, depending on working location, and live out allowance
• Medical and Dental benefits
• Employee Ownership potential

Key Responsibilities

• Load and unload trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris, or feed brush into a woodchipper.
• Assist in site set-up and take-down, including equipment handling and maintaining site cleanliness.
• Commitment to working safely and supporting a positive team environment.
• Perform physically demanding manual labor in various weather conditions.
• Other duties as required.

Experience and Knowledge Expectations

• Basic knowledge of trees, including identification and growth habits.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Class 5 driver's license with a clean driving record; air brakes endorsement is a plus.
• Ability to work as part of a team in physically demanding environments.
• Motivated to learn independently and from team members, with strong time management skills.
• Proficiency in operating and maintaining tools and equipment.
• Comfortable working in noisy environments with proper PPE.
• Willingness to work long hours, overtime, and participate in on-call rotations during emergencies.
• Valid First-Aid and CPR certificates.

Join Our Team

Wright Tree Service of Canada is a business unit of an employee-owned company formed in 2017, known as Wright Canada Holdings (WCH). The Wright family of companies, established in 1933 in the United States, includes Wright Tree Service, Wright Outdoor Solutions, Eocene Environmental Group, Eocene Environmental Group of the West, Wright Tree Service of the West, Wright Tree Service of Puerto Rico, Wright Canada Holdings and commonly seen brands, such as Spectrum Resource Group, ArborCare and Verdure Elements.

We appreciate all applicants for their interest in the position. However, only candidates whose education and experience meet the requirements will be contacted. The posting will remain open until the role is filled.

An employee-owned company formed in 2017, Wright Canada Holdings is a prominent leader in several environmental services industries, representing our family of companies across Canada and is comprised of Spectrum Resource Group, Wright Tree Service of Canada, ArborCare and CNUC of Canada. Our operations and clientele stretch across Canada from British Columbia to New Brunswick. Together as a family of companies, we provide integrated vegetation management, consulting and operations, and other outdoor services in Canada.

Wright Tree Service of Canada offers the entire package of vegetation management services, including integrated vegetation management, storm restoration, work planning services to utility companies and their communities across Canada. ArborCare provides commercial and residential tree and lawn care services in Calgary. Assisting utilities in improving their utility vegetation management programs through inspection and auditing services, emergency response, consulting, and research, often combined with software and LiDAR solutions in Canada. Spectrum Resource Group is an integrated vegetation management solutions provider with expertise in reforestation, vegetation management and forest management. They provide these services to federal, provincial, regional, local and Indigenous governments, to the forestry, energy, mines, petroleum, transportation and utility sectors, and to numerous regional invasive species organizations across Canada.