Apprentice Tree Climber- Monster Tree Service of South Charlotte

Whymonster; Matthews (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid weekly

Overtime pay

Paid time off

9 paid holidays

Education allowance

Monster School training

Job summary

Monster Tree Service of South Charlotte is hiring for an Apprentice Tree Climber. Learn to climb and rig under experienced arborists with Monster School courses. Earn paid training, advance through a structured path, and join a safety-first crew culture in the Charlotte area.

Requirements include a valid driver's license, at least 1 year on a tree crew, and ability to work at height. Benefits include paid weekly pay, overtime, PTO and holidays after 90 days.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
• At least 1 year on a tree crew - ground rigging, chainsaw and chipper.
• Comfortable working at height, and able to meet the physical requirements below.
• Any rope-and-saddle climbing experience (preferred).
• First Aid/ CPR certification (preferred).
• CTSP (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Knots: Ties, dresses and sets climbing and rigging knots correctly.
• Line setting: Sets and retrieves lines with a throwline.
• Climbing system: Sets up a basic climbing system and ties in safely.
• Gear inspection: Inspects saddle, ropes, hardware and saw before every climb.
• Rigging support: Helps rig pieces out of the tree under a lead climber's direction.

Skills

Knots

Line setting

Climbing system

Gear inspection

Limb walks

Supervised cuts

Rigging support

Job description

Monster Tree Service of South Charlotte is a professional tree care company in Indian Trail, NC, serving South Charlotte, South Mecklenburg and Union County with modern equipment, clear standards and a safety-first crew culture.

Ready to get off the ground? Our Apprentice Tree Climber program teaches you to climb and rig the right way, under the direction of experienced arborists, with paid Monster School climbing and rigging courses. You keep your ground skills and add a climber's.

What You'll Do

Technical Mastery

• Knots: Ties, dresses and sets climbing and rigging knots correctly.
• Line setting: Sets and retrieves lines with a throwline and bag.
• Climbing system: Sets up a basic climbing system and ties in safely.
• Gear inspection: Inspects saddle, ropes, hardware and saw before every climb, and takes damaged gear out of service.
• Limb walks: Walks limbs and repositions with stability and control.
• Supervised cuts: Makes pruning and removal cuts aloft to ANSI A300, under supervision.
• Rigging support: Helps rig pieces out of the tree under a lead climber's direction.

Efficiency & Safety

Wears all required PPE, completes the pre-climb inspection and signs the Job Briefing and Safety Analysis before work starts, talks every cut and lower through with the ground crew using clear voice commands and hand signals, and climbs at training pace without compromising safety.

Professionalism

Arrives on time with gear and PPE, mentally prepared, keeps the gear the company issues clean, organized and stored correctly, accepts coaching, correction and feedback with humility, anticipates the ground crew's needs and puts crew safety and team success ahead of personal progress.

What You Need (Required)

• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
• At least 1 year on a tree crew - ground rigging, chainsaw and chipper
• Comfortable working at height, and able to meet the physical requirements below

Nice to Have (Preferred)

• Any rope-and-saddle climbing experience, rec or professional
• First Aid / CPR certification
• CTSP

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs repeatedly - brush, logs, rope and equipment - and get in and out of trucks and equipment all day
• Climb with rope and saddle and work at height for long periods, including from an aerial lift
• Work outdoors year-round in all weather, on uneven, sloped or wooded ground, around loud equipment, poison ivy, stinging insects and snakes
• Wear required PPE all day: helmet, eye and hearing protection, gloves and chainsaw protection

Pay and Benefits

• Pay: $26.00 per hour
• Credential pay: +$1.00/hr for each of CDL, CTSP, ISA Certified Arborist and TRAQ, and they stack
• Paid weekly, with overtime at time-and-a-half over 40 hours
• 40 hours of paid time off a year and 9 paid holidays, after 90 days
• $500 a year education allowance for full-time employees, plus training materials when you pursue a TCIA, ISA or NC certification exam
• Paid Monster School training, and company-issued PPE and uniforms

Your Career Path Here

• Arborist I - after 12 months at this level and a Career Pathway review. Pays $30.00/hr.

Why Join Our SQUAD

• Equipment that does the heavy lifting: a Teupen TC69A lift, GRCS rigging, Vermeer 1800XL chippers, Avant loaders and a Carlton stump grinder
• Professional crews who follow the industry standards
• A crew culture built on SQUAD: Safety, Quality, Unity, Attitude, Discipline

You are applying for work with a franchisee of Monster Tree Service, not Monster Franchising SPE, LLC or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer