Grounds Crew- Monster Tree Service of Hartford

Monster Tree Service; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health benefits

Year-round employment

Job summary

A local tree care provider is seeking a Grounds Crew member in Windsor Locks. This role involves using hand lines, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety in the work environment. Candidates should be able to lift 50lbs and work outdoors in various weather conditions. Experience with tree trimming and chainsaws is preferred. The position offers competitive wages and a respectful work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Must operate and maintain equipment safely.
• Prior experience with tree trimming and saw operations preferred.
• Clean valid Driver’s License is mandatory.
• Able to carry 50 lbs and work outdoors in all weather.

Responsibilities

• Use hand lines to lower limbs and equipment.
• Unload and prepare materials at the worksite.
• Safeguard employees and the public from hazards.
• Keeps trucks and equipment neat and reports repairs as needed.
• Safeguards workers and the public from hazards and communicates with crew aloft.
• Participates in safety meetings and daily briefings.
• Adheres to safety standards and PPE usage; enforces safe practices.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Skills

Operates and maintains chippers and chainsaws

Ability to lift 50lbs

Communication skills

Tools

Chippers

Chainsaws

Trucks and loaders

Loader operation

Stump grinders

Job description

So, what sets Monster Tree Service apart from other employers? Extensive experience, state-of-the-art equipment, true love and commitment to the environment, superb customer service, a rapidly growing footprint, dynamic work ethic, a unique philosophy, and most important…the Monster Team! Each Monster Tree Service is an individually owned and operated franchise.

If you are looking to be part of a team that is growing and positively changing the Tree Care Industry while providing great career opportunities, we want to speak to you! Monster Tree Service of Hartford has an opening for a Grounds Crew.

Responsibilities:

• Uses hand lines to lower limbs and equipment.
• Unloads lays out, prepares, and stows materials, tools, and equipment at the worksite.
• Works from the ground using handsaws, poles saws. Drives trucks, loaders and operates other equipment as assignedsuch as log movers, chipper, stump grinders, etc.
• Services trucks and equipment. Keeps trucks and other assigned equipment in a neat and orderly fashion. Reports the need for repairs to truck and equipment to crew leader.
• Safeguards employees and the public from hazards in and around the work area, staying in frequent communication with workers aloft.
• Participates in weekly safety meetings and daily job briefings.
• Adheres to all industry and company safety standards and policiesincluding the use of PPE at all times. Helps enforce job safety practices.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Operates and maintains chippers, chainsaws, and all other equipment in a safe manner
• Prior experience with trimming, liming, chipper, and saw operation ispreferred
• A clean valid Driver’s License is required
• Must be able to carry 50lbs at a minimum and work outside in all weather conditions

We offer competitive wages commensurate with experience, health benefits training, year-round employment, a positive and respectful work environment, and more.

You are applying for work with a franchisee of Monster Tree Service, not Monster Franchising SPE, LLC or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who are solely responsible for their own employees.

An Equal Opportunity Employer