Groundperson (Driver License Required) - ATE

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

Job summary

Join a nationwide full-service utility contractor as a Groundperson! This role involves operating chainsaws, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety while working outdoors. You will play a vital part in keeping power flowing by performing essential tree pruning and removals. Asplundh Tree Expert Co. offers competitive wages and incredible benefits, making it a great opportunity for go-getters looking to make an impact in the utility industry. If you're ready to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on safety and efficiency, this position is perfect for you!

Benefits

Company Sponsored Retirement Plan

Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and have a valid driver's license.
• High school diploma preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Gather and feed brush into wood chipper and operate chainsaw.
• Service and maintain vehicles and equipment.

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Safety Awareness

Physical Endurance

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.

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.
• Valid driver's license required.

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.

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, communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and handle confrontations professionally.

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.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.