Groundperson - Union - ATE

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

Job summary

Join a dynamic team with a nationwide full-service utility contractor, where you can make a difference in your community. As a groundperson, you'll play a crucial role in tree maintenance and safety, operating equipment like chainsaws and wood chippers while ensuring a safe work environment. This position offers competitive wages and incredible benefits, perfect for those who are proactive and enjoy working outdoors. If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you!

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Gather and feed brush into a wood chipper and operate chainsaws.
• Maintain vehicles and equipment in clean and mechanical order.

Skills

Chainsaw Operation

Equipment Maintenance

Hazard Awareness

Physical Endurance

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 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 of time, 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 be capable of performing 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 and logistical support.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.