Groundperson - NON-UNION

Utilities Service, LLC; Cumberland (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC in Cumberland, MD is seeking a Groundperson to assist in field operations. You will operate a chainsaw to cut brush, gather debris, and feed it into a wood chipper, while ensuring vehicles and equipment are maintained in clean, mechanical order and placed out of travel paths.

This entry-level role requires 18+ age, with a high school diploma preferred; no or limited prior experience is needed, and previous experience is a plus for future advancement.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years-of-age or older.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Entry-level position, no experience required.
• Previous experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Services vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.

Skills

18+ age requirement

Physical fitness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Entry-level position

Previous experience a plus

Job description

Description

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Groundperson

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

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.




• Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.




• Services 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.




• Entry-level position, no experience required.




• Previous experience a plus.

Pre-Screen

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

License & Certifications:

• Driver's License Preferred, but not required

Physical Requirements:

• RARE (less than 10%): Sitting, Crawling, Poles, Color Vision, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs




• OCCASSIONAL (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

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066 . We partner with the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and Immigration Service to e-Verify all newly hired employees.

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Important Information for Applicants:

• Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC and its family of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any legally protected characteristic.




• If you require reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact our ADA Coordinator at 1-800-248-8733, ext. 3656.




• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre‑employment requirements, which include background screening, drug testing, and employment eligibility verification.




• Compensation determination is based on market data, job scope and individual qualifications.




• We offer a competitive total rewards package inclusive of health and welfare and retirement benefits, as well as paid time off and holiday pay benefits.




• Unsolicited resumes without an executed agency agreement become the property of the company.