Tree Grounds Person (Laurel)

BrightView Landscapes; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

BrightView Landscapes in Laurel, MD is seeking a Grounds Person II (G-2) to maintain safe, healthy trees and support a skilled tree care crew. Pay range is $20.00-$24.00 per hour based on experience, with full-time benefits.

You will perform tree care tasks, inspect equipment daily, set up safety cones and signs, assist climbers, haul branches to the chipper, and help keep job sites safe for the public. Strong teamwork and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Able to follow directions and procedures related to roping and rigging, equipment maintenance, adjustments, and reporting malfunctions.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations using weight, volume and distance in arboricultural tasks.
• Apply critical thinking to understand and carry out instructions; perform standardized tasks with occasional variables.
• Effective communication skills.
• Communicate using hand signals with climbers to ensure safety and perform work around the public.

Responsibilities

• Performs tree care activities that maintain safe and healthy trees for our clients.
• Responsible for daily equipment inspection and maintenance.
• Sets up safety items including cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas.
• Hands tools to the climber and receives tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree.
• Gathers branches into piles, transports to the chipper, feeds them into the chipper and unload tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility.
• Ensures 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.
• Supports other team members in tree care activities and works as part of a team.
• Communicates effectively with other crew members and the public.

Skills

Follow directions

Math operations

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Hand signals

Public direction

Job description

The Best Teams are Created and Maintained Here.

At BrightView, the best teams are created and maintained here. If you are searching for your next fulfilling career, picture yourself on a best-in-class team where you can grow to be your brightest. We’re looking for a Grounds Person II (G-2). Can you picture yourself here? Pay Range $20-$24/hr. based on experience.

What You’d Do

The Grounds Person Tree Care assists in the trimming and removal of trees, clearing, chipping and disposal of tree debris. Grounds Person II (G-2): Demonstration of role specific skills or verifiable requisite experience.

You’d Be Responsible For

• Performs tree care activities that maintain safe and healthy trees for our clients.
• Responsible for daily equipment inspection and maintenance.
• Sets up safety items including positioning cones and signs and roping or taping off crew work areas.
• Hands tools to the climber and receives tools from the climber using a rope to hoist them up into the tree.
• Gathers branches into piles, transports to the chipper, feeds them into the chipper and unload tree trunks and chips at the appropriate facility.
• Ensures 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.
• Supports other team members in tree care activities and works as part of a team.
• Communicates effectively with other crew members and the public.

You Might Be a Good Fit If You Have

• Able to successfully follow directions and established procedures related to roping and rigging, maintenance of equipment, adjustments to equipment, and reporting malfunctioning equipment.
• Ability to perform mathematical operations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) using weight measurement, volume, and distance. Ability to calculate or estimate weight, volume and distance related to arboricultural field operations.
• Apply critical thinking skills to understand and carry-out instructions. Perform standardized tasks with occasional variables encountered.
• Effective communication skills.
• Communicate using hand signals with climbers to ensure safety and to perform work within acceptable standards.
• Communicate verbally with the general public to direct them safely around the work area.

Here’s What To Know About Working Here

Here at BrightView, we’re as passionate about caring for our clients as we are about caring for each other. Though we’re the nation’s leading landscape company, we maintain a small company feel and supportive environment that makes our team members feel at home.

If you’re looking to join a team of talented go-getters who tackle big vision projects other companies could only dream of, you just might have found your match. With our range of services, including landscape design, development, maintenance and enhancements, there’s no limit to what we can do, and what you can achieve.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health and wellness coverage
• 401k savings plan

Start Your Bright New Career Journey

BrightView is an Equal Employment Opportunity and E-Verify Employee

Compensation Pay Range

$20.00 - $24.00

BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process

It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.