Groundperson (Driver License Required) - ATE

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

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a nationwide full-service utility contractor, where your role as a Groundperson will be vital in ensuring safe and efficient operations. You will operate essential equipment like chainsaws and wood chippers, maintaining a clean and safe work environment. This position offers competitive wages and incredible benefits, while you contribute to important vegetation management services. If you're a motivated go-getter looking for a rewarding opportunity, this could be the perfect fit for you in a company that values safety and innovation in the utility industry.

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 and possess a valid driver's license.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Groundperson (Driver License Required) - ATE

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. Diversification over the years has opened up vegetation management services to other specialized markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter vegetation services, and departments of transportation.

A family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over 36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, 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 vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Pre-Screen

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

License & Certifications:

• Valid driver's license 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, be able to 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, perform job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day, and communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information.

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 and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh Infrastructure Group, whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading, and AMR/AMI installation, 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.