Grounds Crew - Entry-Level Tree Care

BrightView Landscapes; Hillside (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and wellness coverage

401k savings plan

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes in Hillside, NJ is seeking a Grounds Person I (G-1). This entry-level role supports a tree care crew, performing ground-based tasks, equipment operation, and safety setup as part of a collaborative team.

You will help trim and remove trees, gather branches, operate tools, and keep sites safe for clients and the public. The position offers pay range $20-$25 per hour, with benefits for full-time team members.

Qualifications

• Perform basic tree care operations on the ground.
• Introductory operation of powered equipment such as chippers, trucks, and blowers.
• Use PPE according to industry standards and company protocols.
• Keep a clean, organized jobsite and control vehicular/pedestrian traffic.
• Communicate effectively with crew members and the public.

Responsibilities

• Performs tree care activities that maintain safe and healthy trees for our clients.
• Responsible for daily equipment inspection and maintenance.
• Sets up safety items including cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas.
• Hands tools to the climber and receives tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree.
• Gathers branches into piles, transports to the chipper, feeds them into the chipper and unload tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility.
• Ensures that all operations, job sites and employees are safe and that the general public which might come into contact with the area will be safe.
• Supports other team members in tree care activities and works as part of a team.
• Communicates effectively with other crew members and the public.

Skills

Arboricultural fundamentals

Equipment operation

Tools

PPE

Jobsite management

Tools

Hand tools (saws, pruners, rakes, shovels)

Job description

BrightView Landscapes in Hillside, NJ is seeking a Grounds Person I (G-1). This entry-level role supports a tree care crew, performing ground-based tasks, equipment operation, and safety setup as part of a collaborative team.

You will help trim and remove trees, gather branches, operate tools, and keep sites safe for clients and the public. The position offers pay range $20-$25 per hour, with benefits for full-time team members.