Outdoor Tree Care Specialist

BrightView Landscapes; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and wellness coverage

401k savings plan

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes in Pontiac, MI is seeking a Groundsperson for Commercial Tree Care to support outdoor landscape maintenance. You will work with a crew to trim, plant, and care for trees and turf, operating tools and equipment as needed.

The role requires physical work outdoors, willingness to overtime, and good teamwork; CDL or bilingual skills are a plus. BrightView offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and able to safely work with equipment like power saws and cutters.
• Previous landscape experience helpful but not required; basic landscape knowledge encouraged.
• CDL driver’s license and bilingual (Spanish) a plus.

Responsibilities

• The many activities that make grass, flowers and client relationships bloom. Using a variety of equipment such as mowers, blowers, clippers, and edgers to create and prep soil for plant placement.
• Set up and clean up, and taking good care of our trucks and machinery.
• Working as part of a team.
• Setting up safety items including positioning cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas
• Handing tools to the climber and receiving tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree
• Gathering branches into piles, transporting to the chipper, feeding them into the chipper and unloading tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility
• Ensuring 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
• Communicating effectively with other crew members and the public
• Must be willing to work mandated overtime during holidays, after hours, weekends as needed when responding to emergencies

Skills

Outdoor work

Teamwork

Safety-conscious

Power saws

Job description

BrightView Landscapes in Pontiac, MI is seeking a Groundsperson for Commercial Tree Care to support outdoor landscape maintenance. You will work with a crew to trim, plant, and care for trees and turf, operating tools and equipment as needed.

The role requires physical work outdoors, willingness to overtime, and good teamwork; CDL or bilingual skills are a plus. BrightView offers competitive pay and benefits.