Arbor Groundsman

Jensen Corporate Holdings, Inc.; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jensen Corporate Holdings is seeking an Arbor Groundsman responsible for executing arbor duties and ensuring site safety. The role emphasizes working independently, operating equipment, and effective communication within teams. This position offers a chance to join a values-driven organization focused on professional development.

Benefits

Healthcare benefit programs

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plans

Paid Time Off starting at 1 week per year

Gym membership discounts

Education assistance

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with crew lead.
• Valid driver license is strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and communicate in English is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform arbor ground labor tasks as instructed by Arbor Crew Lead.
• Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment.
• Collect debris from tree trimming and removal operations.

Skills

Customer Service

Basic Tree Care Principles

Pruning Techniques

Education

At least six months of professional tree work experience

CPR & First Aid Certification

Job description

Jensen is a company with strong core values. These values continue to fuel our growth and our drive to be the best customer service landscape company around.

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, take this opportunity to see all Jensen has to offer. Come and join a winning team and become a part of our culture.

Jensen es una empresa con sólidos valores fundamentales. Estos valores continúan impulsando nuestro crecimiento y nuestro impulso para ser la mejor empresa de panorama de servicio al cliente.

Si está buscando una carrera desafiante y gratificante, aproveche esta oportunidad para ver todo lo que Jensen tiene para ofrecer. Ven y únete a un equipo ganador y sé parte de nuestra cultura.

Position:Arbor Groundsman

Location: Livermore , CA

Job Id:113-557

# of Openings:1

Jensen Landscape Services | Monarch Tree Services Arbor Groundsman Livermore, CA

Monarch Landscape Companies is a family of successful landscape brands in eight states across the United States. We are a values-based learning organization committed to being the best place to work as a landscape professional. Our approach to investing in people is simple. We put the Field First!

Summary:

• Responsible for the safe and successful completion of all arbor ground labor tasks

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform arbor ground labor tasks as instructed by Arbor Crew Lead
• Demonstrate ability to effectively work independently while on sit for extended periods of time
• Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment, including the feeding of brush and limbs into machines
• Safe operation of arbor equipment, including but not limited to: loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, power saws, chainsaws, pole pruners, backpack blowers, and hand tools
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes, or other tools
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, suchas tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs
• Load debris and refuse into trucks
• Shows up to work each day on time; completes all tasks within time expectations; adheres to company dress code policy; wears clean clothes to work each day; follows inclement weather policy and sick leave reporting procedures

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no full- time supervisory responsibilities

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Climb and prune various tree types above heights of 15 feet when primary tree climber is unavailable or unable to do so
• Perform proper cabling and bracing functions
• Perform specialized pruning and takedowns
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education

• At least six months of professional tree work experience Language Skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with crew lead and other crew members

Physical Demands

Working Conditions

• Ability to verbally understand and communicate in English is strongly preferred
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required

Mathematical Skills

• None

Reasoning Ability

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out tasks
• Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Valid driver license issued by the state where employed is strongly preferred
• Current CPR & First Aid certification or have ability to obtain within 3 months
• Current aerial rescue certification or have ability to obtain within 3 months
• TCIA certified chipper operator specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA chainsaw operator specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA ground operation specialist or have ability to obtain within 6 months
• TCIA tree care safety specialist or ability to obtain within 6 months

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic tree care principals, pruning techniques, tree ID and disease ID
• Aerial rescue; safe work practices; proper PPE; hazard recognition; DigAlert procedures and tree removal techniques; basic knots and rope operation for rigging; emergency tree rescue procedures
• Excellent internal and external customer service skills, ensuring clients’ needs are met in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion by demonstrating courtesy, efficiency, and professionalism
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
• Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk
• Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus
• Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
• Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance
• Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequently works with mechanical objects and outside in all weather conditions
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
• Frequently exposed to loud noise levels

Total Rewards

At Monarch, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain top talent. Elements of our Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Monarch also provides eligible employees with an array of additional benefits, including:

• The opportunity to enroll in a variety of healthcare benefit programs, including medical, dental, and vision plan options; flexible spending accounts; retirement savings plans; term life/ad&d; and a number of supplemental insurances
• Company Provided Life/AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• 7 Paid Holidays
• 3 Days Paid Bereavement
• 5 Days Paid Jury Duty
• Employee Equity Program
• Paid Time Off Starting at 1 week per year
• Sick Pay in accordance with applicable state or local ordinance
• On-Demand Pay Through A Partnership with DailyPay
• Gym Membership and Mobile Carrier Discounts
• Education Assistance

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as position, tenure, geographic location, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Please note that the salary information shown below is provided in compliance with state specific laws. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations, and therefore may be different in other locations or operating divisions.

Pay range: $19.00 -$26.50

Jensen Landscape is an EEO and E-Verify participating employer.

Jensen Landscape is an On Demand Daily Pay employer.

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