Groundperson - Union - ATE

Asplundh Tree Expert Co.; Brookville (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking utility contractor as a groundperson, where you will play a vital role in ensuring safe and efficient line clearance services. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment, focusing on operating equipment like chainsaws and wood chippers while maintaining safety standards. As part of a dedicated team, you will contribute to vital services that keep the power flowing for communities. With competitive wages and incredible benefits, this opportunity is perfect for go-getters looking to make a difference in the utility industry.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and willing to join the local union.
• Valid commercial driver's license (CDL) required.

Responsibilities

• Gather and feed brush into a wood chipper while ensuring safety.
• Service and maintain equipment and vehicles in proper order.

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Safety Awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wood Chipper

Vehicle Maintenance Tools

Job description

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

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.
• Must be willing to join the local union and pay union dues.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

License & Certifications:

• Valid commercial driver's license (CDL) 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, 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, and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.