Grounds Crew: Tree Care & Field Ops

Whymonster; Dimondale (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Year-round employment

Positive work environment

Job summary

Monster Tree Service of Lansing is seeking a Grounds Crew member to help maintain sites, operate equipment, and assist with tree-care tasks outdoors.

You will use hand lines to lower limbs, unload materials, and drive/operate equipment such as log movers, chippers, and saws while keeping work areas and trucks clean and safe. Competitive wages based on experience, health benefits, and year-round employment offered.

Qualifications

• Must have a clean valid Driver’s License.
• Must be able to carry 50lbs at a minimum and work outside in all weather conditions.
• Prior experience with trimming, liming, chipper, and saw operation is preferred.

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, polesaws. Drives trucks, loaders and operates other equipment such 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 policies including the use of PPE at all times. Helps enforce job safety practices.
• Keeps work area clean and orderly.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Operates and maintains chippers, chainsaws, and all other equipment in a safe manner.

Job description

Monster Tree Service of Lansing is seeking a Grounds Crew member to help maintain sites, operate equipment, and assist with tree-care tasks outdoors.

You will use hand lines to lower limbs, unload materials, and drive/operate equipment such as log movers, chippers, and saws while keeping work areas and trucks clean and safe. Competitive wages based on experience, health benefits, and year-round employment offered.