Tree Gang Operative

Working for Hull City Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + holidays

Career development

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking a full-time arboricultural maintenance worker to carry out pruning, felling, planting, and associated tree care on council lands. You will provide 24-hour emergency cover on a rota basis, ensuring safety and compliance with Health and Safety at Work regulations.

The role involves maintaining trees to a safe, technically sound condition, including crown lifting/reduction and site clearance. A competitive salary, LGPS pension, and paid leave accompany this position.

Qualifications

• Carry out all aspects of arboricultural tasks including pruning, felling and planting.
• Perform crown lifting and shaping operations on trees as required.
• Perform crown reduction and tree felling to maintain safety and health of trees.

Responsibilities

• Carry out all aspects of arboricultural tasks including pruning, felling and planting.
• Perform crown lifting and shaping operations to trees as required.
• Perform crown reduction and removal of large branches.
• Perform tree felling operations as identified.
• Perform formative pruning to maintain tree form.
• Remove epicormic growth from trunks and bases.
• Undertake stump and timber chipping operations.
• Apply chemicals to stumps to prevent re-growth.
• Carry out site clearance to leave areas safe after work.
• Provide 24-hour emergency call-out on a rota basis.

Skills

Arboriculture

Tree pruning

Tree felling

Crown lifting

Crown reduction

Site clearance

Timber chipping

Emergency rota

Health & safety

Job description

Number of Vacancies: 1

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Regular

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Hours of Work: 37

Hiring Manager: Craig Davis

Contact Number: 07860 779307

Job Description Summary: This is a full time, permanent position. To carry out all aspects of arboricultural tasks including pruning, felling and planting. This role will include providing 24 hour emergency cover on a rota basis.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

To provide an arboricultural maintenance service within the City of to ensure trees on Council owned land are kept in a safe and technically sound condition

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carry out all aspects of arboricultural tasks including pruning, felling and planting.
• Perform crown lifting and shaping operations to trees that have been indicated as requiring this work. This includes substantially lifting the crown of the tree to aid passage of vehicles or pedestrians beneath the tree.
• Perform crown reduction to any tree that has been identified as requiring this type of work. This includes the removal of substantially large branches from the crown of the tree.
• Perform tree felling operations to any tree that has been identified as requiring this task, this includes taking trees down by sections where appropriate or straight felling if the site allows using good arboricultural practices.
• Perform formative pruning to any tree that has been identified as requiring this work. This includes keeping the tree shape whilst removing dead/decaying branches and re-establish a tree form.
• Perform removal of epicormic growth from trunk and base of tree as identified as requiring this work.
• Undertake to stump and timber chipping operations using appropriate equipment.
• Perform task of applying chemical to tree stumps to prevent re-growth.
• To carry out site clearance work to ensure it is left in a safe and acceptable condition after arboricultural work has taken place.
• To provide cover for the Tree Gang Chargehand and take on their responsibilities as required.
• To provide a 24 hour emergency call out service on a rota basis.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health & safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

Compensation Grades: GRADES 4. Pay Ranges: £25,583.00 - £26,403.00

Job Classifications: 3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.

By joining our team you will be making a tangible difference to the lives of people in Hull.

Working with people who are as passionate about our place and public services as you are.

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