Trades Helper Urban Forestry

City of Winston-Salem, NC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Winston-Salem is seeking a Tree Trimmer/ Parks Maintenance helper to perform manual work maintaining trees in parks and city properties, under the close supervision of the Urban Forester and Tree Trimmer.

You will prune and remove trees, plant and water, and assist with traffic control and equipment maintenance. A high school diploma or GED is required with minimal arboriculture experience; expect physical work in outdoor conditions and training in chainsaw and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and minimal arboriculture experience.
• Ability to perform physically demanding labor up to 100 pounds.
• Willingness to follow supervisor instructions and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Assist with general urban forestry duties such as pulling tree limbs and brush and operating tree removal equipment.
• Assist with tree pruning and removals from city property and right of ways.
• Maintain and clean equipment.
• Assist with traffic control.
• Perform manual labor in planting, watering, and stump removal.
• Assist with snow removal when necessary.

Skills

Oral instruction comprehension

Written instruction comprehension

Teamwork

Public interaction

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Tree removal equipment

Job description

General Definition of Work

Performs manual work assisting with the general maintenance of trees in parks and city properties, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Urban Forester and Tree Trimmer.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assists with general urban forestry duties such as pulling tree limbs and brush and operating tree removal equipment.
• Assists with tree pruning and tree removals from city property and right of ways.
• Maintains and cleans equipment.
• Assists with traffic control.
• Performs manual labor in the planting and removal of trees, tree watering and stump removal.
• Assists with snow removal when necessary.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

General knowledge of related industry, organization, and department policies, practices, and procedures; general knowledge of related industry organization, and departmental legal guides, recommendations, best practices, ordinances, and laws; some knowledge of the materials, equipment, tools and techniques of urban forestry; ability to acquire a knowledge within a reasonable time period of the methods and techniques of a standard trade; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; ability to acquire skill in the use of tools and equipment of a standard trade; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED and minimal experience in arboriculture, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and frequent exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions, frequently requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and occasionally requires sitting, speaking or hearing, climbing or balancing and tasting or smelling; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration; work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. wood chipper, chainsaw).

Within 6 months of hire:

• CPR certification
• Flagging certification
• Chainsaw and chipper training
• Traffic control operations training

Upon Hire

Valid driver's license.