Heavy Equipment Operator - Tree & Line Clearance (CDL Req)

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC; Thomasville (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages/Paid weekly – Direct

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Insurance premiums paid by Company

FMLA and Short term disability

Retirement packages

Safety glasses provided

Tools provided by Company

Drug Free Workplace

First Aid & CPR Training

Job summary

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is hiring an Equipment Operator with a driver license to operate heavy equipment for removing branches and tree material along electrical lines.

This full-time, non-exempt role offers a competitive hourly pay and benefits within a nationwide utility contractor. You will work at multiple state locations, perform routine maintenance, and follow safety procedures to protect yourself and others on the job.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Able to identify tree and shrub species.
• Familiar with electrical hazards.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment including bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavator, loaders, dump trucks, mowers and stump grinders.
• Transport equipment to and from multi-state job locations.
• Install and remove gates, fences, barb wire.
• Install and remove culverts, rocks and base.
• Works on spared rock and base by highways, side roads and on the right-of-way.
• Uses a chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Gathers brush and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Applies chemical herbicide to right-of-way, following brush removal when applicable.
• Utilizes hose and spray nozzle from truck mounted spray equipment or backpack to treat remote areas.
• Services truck, chipper, and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
• Assists senior spray person in mixing herbicide in holding tank.
• Works around hazardous equipment.
• Works around excessive noise from machines and uses hearing protection.
• Works in all temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, irritants, insects, dust.
• Works on unleveled ground.
• Works around falling limbs with protection.

Skills

Identify tree species

Electrical hazard awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is hiring an Equipment Operator with a driver license to operate heavy equipment for removing branches and tree material along electrical lines.

This full-time, non-exempt role offers a competitive hourly pay and benefits within a nationwide utility contractor. You will work at multiple state locations, perform routine maintenance, and follow safety procedures to protect yourself and others on the job.