Climbing Arborist

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Whakatāne; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full visa sponsorship

Paid training & development

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs is seeking an arborist to advance a professional tree care operation with varied projects, quality equipment, paid training and genuine development opportunities.

You’ll work across commercial, rural and residential sites, performing technical removals, pruning and rigging. Visa sponsorship is available for suitable candidates, with the AEWV program supporting eligible applicants.

Qualifications

• Level3 or Level4 Arboriculture qualification preferred.
• Equivalent practical arboricultural experience considered.
• Demonstrated climbing and rigging capability.
• Experience with technical removals highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently when required.
• Class1 driver's licence essential.
• Class2 or Heavy Transport licence advantageous.
• Strong safety awareness and professional work ethic.
• Reliable and punctual with a positive attitude.
• Physically capable of undertaking demanding arboricultural work.
• Commitment to quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Undertake professional climbing arborist work across varied projects.
• Complete reductions, pruning and technical tree removals.
• Carry out complex dismantling and rigging operations.
• Work on both large commercial and smaller residential projects.
• Operate chippers, trucks, loaders and specialist arborist equipment.
• Follow job-specific safety plans and site procedures.
• Complete work to professional arboricultural standards.
• Assist with emergency and urgent tree work when required.
• Work efficiently alongside experienced ground crews.
• Help retain and protect trees and vegetation where possible.
• Attend paid training and professional development sessions.
• Maintain a clean, safe and organised work environment.

Skills

Arboriculture cert

Climbing ability

Rigging capability

Safety awareness

Independent worker

Class1 licence

Class2 licence

Heavy vehicle licence

Education

Arboriculture qualification

Job description

The Opportunity

Takeyourarboriculturalcareertothenextlevelwithaprofessionaltreecareoperationofferingvariedprojects,qualityequipment,paidtrainingandgenuineopportunitiesfordevelopment.

You'llworkacrossamixofcommercial,ruralandresidentialsites,completingeverythingfromtechnicalremovalstolarge-scaletreework.Experiencedoverseasarboristsareencouragedtoapply,withvisasponsorshipavailableforsuitablecandidates.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertakeprofessionalclimbingarboristworkacrossvariedprojects
• Completereductions,pruningandtechnicaltreeremovals
• Carryoutcomplexdismantlingandriggingoperations
• Workonbothlargecommercialandsmallerresidentialprojects
• Operatechippers,trucks,loadersandspecialistarboristequipment
• Followjob-specificsafetyplansandsiteprocedures
• Completeworktoprofessionalarboriculturalstandards
• Assistwithemergencyandurgenttreeworkwhenrequired
• Workefficientlyalongsideexperiencedgroundcrews
• Helpretainandprotecttreesandvegetationwhereverpossible
• Attendpaidtrainingandprofessionaldevelopmentsessions
• Maintainaclean,safeandorganisedworkenvironment

Requirements & Eligibility

• Level3orLevel4Arboriculturequalificationpreferred
• Equivalentpracticalarboriculturalexperienceconsidered
• Demonstratedclimbingandriggingcapability
• Experiencewithtechnicalremovalshighlydesirable
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhenrequired
• Class1driver'slicenceessential
• Class2orHeavyTransportlicenceadvantageous
• Strongsafetyawarenessandprofessionalworkethic
• Reliableandpunctualwithapositiveattitude
• Physicallycapableofundertakingdemandingarboriculturalwork
• Commitmenttoqualityworkmanship

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).