Groundperson (Driver License/DOT Required) - ATE

Asplundh Tree Expert Co.; Centreville (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team with a leading utility contractor that values safety and efficiency. As a Groundperson, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the environment and ensuring the safety of your colleagues. Your responsibilities will include operating chainsaws, managing equipment, and applying herbicides in various weather conditions. This position offers a competitive hourly wage and benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan. If you are ready to make a difference in the utility industry and enjoy working outdoors, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Company Sponsored Retirement Plan

Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Long-term/Short-term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older with a valid driver's license.
• Experience in operating chainsaws and maintaining equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather and feed brush into a wood chipper and operate chainsaw.
• Maintain vehicles and equipment in specified mechanical order.
• Apply chemical herbicides and treat remote areas.

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Hazardous Material Handling

Physical Stamina

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wood Chipper

Spray Nozzle

Job description

Groundperson (Driver License/DOT Required) - ATE

Job Title: Groundperson

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 is also responsible for maintaining equipment and materials.

Are you a real go-getter looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!

Since 1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and innovative line clearance services to the utility industry. Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by the world's electrical utilities, and Asplundh has the expertise to help keep the power flowing.

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.
• Gather and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Apply chemical herbicide to right-of-way.
• Utilize hose and spray nozzle to treat remote areas.
• Service vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
• Assist in mixing herbicide.
• Work on unlevel ground, around hazardous equipment, falling debris/tree limbs, and excessive equipment noise.
• Work in all temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, i.e., irritating plants, biting or stinging insects, dust, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Pre-Screen

• Upon offer, employees are required to subject and pass both a pre-employment drug screen and background and/or MVR check.

License & Certifications:

• Valid driver's license required.
• DOT Medical Card required.

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): Sitting, Crawling, Climbing Poles, Color Vision, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs.
• OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): Stooping, kneeling, squatting, body twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off truck, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs to 50 lbs, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50 lbs.
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): Standing, walking, manual dexterity, seeing distant, seeing, reading, range of motion, hearing-speech range, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): Sense of Touch, Gripping, Seeing, Carrying, Pulling.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools, maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, wear personal protective equipment as necessary, enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, and communicate with others effectively.

About Us:

As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group, whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services.

Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.