Groundperson - ATE

Asplundh Tree Expert; Troutman (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a nationwide full-service utility contractor as a groundperson, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient vegetation management. This full-time position involves operating equipment like chainsaws and wood chippers, maintaining tools, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. With a commitment to innovation and safety, this company offers competitive wages and great benefits, making it an excellent opportunity for motivated individuals seeking a rewarding career in the utility industry. If you thrive in a dynamic work environment and are ready to contribute to essential services, this role is for you!

Benefits

Company Sponsored Retirement Plan

Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs, and stumps.
• Service and maintain vehicles and equipment.

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Safety Awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wood Chipper

Chainsaw

Job description

The groundperson is responsible for gathering and feeding brush & debris into a woodchipper, scanning areas for trip and fall hazards, and ensuring other workers stay out of the path of travel. This position also involves maintaining equipment and materials.

Are you a motivated individual seeking an excellent opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and great benefits? Keep reading — this role might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been committed to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services for the utility industry. We help ensure reliable, uninterrupted power, and our diversification has expanded our vegetation management services to markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

Headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh is a family-owned company with over 33,000 employees across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Job Type: Full-Time +, Non-Exempt

Pay: Competitive, Hourly

• Company Sponsored Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life, long-term/short-term disability insurances

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees.
• Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Service and maintain vehicles and equipment, keeping them clean and in mechanical order.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Pre-Screening:

• Employees may be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and MVR check upon offer.

License & Certifications:

• Driver's License preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Rare (less than 10%): Sitting, crawling, climbing poles, color vision, climbing ladders and stairs.
• Occasional (up to 33%): Stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off trucks, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs to 50 lbs, reaching, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50 lbs.
• Frequent (up to 66%): Standing, walking, manual dexterity, seeing distant, reading, range of motion, hearing, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• Continuous (up to 100%): Sense of touch, gripping, seeing, carrying, pulling.

Safety:

Employees must have sufficient eyesight for distance judgment and coordination, maintain attention for extended periods, withstand weather conditions, wear PPE, enter and exit vehicles multiple times daily, traverse various terrains, perform job duties throughout an 8- or 10-hour shift, communicate effectively, and handle confrontations professionally. Work involves exposure to hazardous equipment, noise, weather, unlevel ground, and falling limbs, requiring appropriate protective measures.

About Us:

Asplundh provides tree pruning, vegetation management, right-of-way clearing, emergency storm work, and logistical support. Our subsidiaries offer overhead and underground line construction, planning, design, electrical testing, and street lighting services. We also operate Rotor Blade Airborne Utilities Management using helicopters.

Individuals must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Contact our ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339, for accommodations.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.