Groundperson - Union - ATE

Asplundh Tree Expert Co.; Hartford (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a nationwide full-service utility contractor as a groundperson, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring safety while operating equipment like chainsaws and wood chippers. This position involves gathering debris and maintaining tools, all while working outdoors in various conditions. If you're a motivated individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to learn, this opportunity offers competitive wages and incredible benefits. Become part of a dedicated team that values safety and efficiency in the field, and make a significant impact in vegetation management and utility services.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and willing to join the local union.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Safety Awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Wood Chipper

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

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!

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 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 and coordination of equipment and tools, maintain attention and concentration for extended periods, withstand exposure to all kinds of weather, wear personal protective equipment as necessary, enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day, traverse various terrain, and perform job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day.

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.