TREE TRIMMER

City of Amarillo; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Amarillo is seeking a skilled tree trimming worker to maintain trees and vegetation in parks and rights‑of‑way. You will prune, treat, and remove dead branches from canopies using bucket trucks, chainsaws, and hand tools.

You will supervise lower‑level staff, operate boom trucks and related gear, and ensure safety protocols are followed on site. A High School Diploma and a Class A CDL Texas license are required, with physical duties described and risk handled with proper protective

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and a minimum of one year of tree trimming experience.
• Valid Class A CDL Texas Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises others engaged in tree trimming work and trains lower-level employees.
• Operates boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Climbs trees using climbing hooks and belts, or climbs ladders to access work areas.
• Cleans, sharpens, and lubricates tools and equipment.
• Cuts away dead and excess branches from trees, or clears branches around power lines using climbing equipment or bucket trucks, chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
• Receives daily work assignments from the foreman and reports issues or completion.
• Performs general tree trimming and maintenance, including emergency assignments.
• Follows safety standards and wears protective equipment; sets up safety barriers as needed.
• Documents work performed and communicates status to foreman.
• Maintains vehicles and equipment and reports maintenance needs.
• Communicates professionally with the public and department staff as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sound judgement

Driver ability

Computer literacy

Verbal and written communication

Ability to work in bad conditions

Operate/maintain heavy equipment

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Boom trucks

Pole ladders

Loppers

Brush clippers

Stump chippers

Pruning saws & shears

Sprayers

Job description

STARTING PAY

$15.00/HR.

SUMMARY

This position uses bucket trucks and sophisticated climbing and rigging techniques to cut away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs in the maintenance of parks, right-of-ways for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of trees. Prunes or treats trees or shrubs using handsaws, hand pruners, clippers, and power pruners. Works off the ground in the tree canopy and may use truck-mounted lifts.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises others engaged in tree trimming work and trains lower-level employees.
• Operates boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Climbs trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• Cleans, sharpens, and lubricates tools and equipment.
• Cuts away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
• Receives a schedule of daily work assignments from the foreman; notifies the foreman when issues or problems arise during the day; and reports when work is completed.
• Performs general tree trimming and maintenance work as assigned as well as emergency assignments as needed.
• Follows all safety standards including the wearing of protective equipment and preparing the work site by setting up appropriate safety barriers and the like.
• Documents work performed as required, submits work logs or communicates work status to the foreman; communicates regularly with the foreman throughout the day as the need arises.
• Maintains and cleans vehicles, equipment, tools and work areas; ensures that all are in good working order and are stored in an organized manner; and reports any loss, breakage or repair needs to the foreman in a timely manner.
• When required, communicates professionally and courteously with the public, with customers and with other department employees on a variety of topics (i.e., seeking their assistance, responding to complaints or questions and the like).
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Under direction, the ability to exercise sound judgement when performing the assigned work or when addressing emergency situations.
• Ability to drive a variety of vehicles and motorized equipment.
• Ability to operate computers for data entry and word processing.
• Good verbal and written communication skill.
• Ability to work in undesirable conditions and inclement weather.
• Ability to safely operate and maintain boom trucks, pole ladders, loppers, brush clippers stump chippers, pruning saws and shears and sprayers.

Licenses/CertificationRequired Qualification s

Requires a High School Diploma or its equivalent and a minimum of one year of tree trimming experience. Valid Class A CDL Texas Driver’s License required.

Preferred QualificationsPhysical Demands

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee is also required to balance, crouch, feel, finger, handle, pull, push, reach, speak, stand, stoop, talk, see, and walk. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.
“The City may consider all related education and/or experience in determining an applicant’s minimum qualifications and starting salary.”

EEO/ADA

The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.

The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.

The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.