Groundperson - Essential Utility & Tree Crew Support

Davey Tree Expert Co; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off and paid holidays

401(k) retirement savings with company

Employee-owned company & stock options

Group Health Plan

Career Development Program

Scholarship Program for Children of Em

Charitable matching gifts

Job summary

Wolf Tree, a Davey Company, is pleased to offer a key opportunity in the field of Utility Line Clearance as a Groundperson in Knoxville, Tennessee. The position supports crew members by handling lowering ropes and assisting with tool supply, traffic control, and site cleanup.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver’s license; CDL is preferred. Additional certifications such as pesticide, line clearance, or ISA Tree Worker certification are desirable

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Driver’s license required.
• Pesticide license, if required by state law.
• Line clearance certification if working near utility transmission lines.
• ISA Certified Tree Worker certification or willingness to obtain

Responsibilities

• Provides support for the other crew members by controlling lowering ropes, limbs and persons from aloft.
• Supplying tools for tree workers
• Controlling road and sidewalk traffic as needed by use of warning devices and other methods
• Cutting, chipping and loading brush and wood and proper job site cleanup

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Commercial driver’s license (CDL)

ISA Certified Tree Worker certification

Job description

Wolf Tree, a Davey Company, is pleased to offer a key opportunity in the field of Utility Line Clearance as a Groundperson in Knoxville, Tennessee. The position supports crew members by handling lowering ropes and assisting with tool supply, traffic control, and site cleanup.

Required qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver’s license; CDL is preferred. Additional certifications such as pesticide, line clearance, or ISA Tree Worker certification are desirable