Tree Trimmer

Wright Tree Service; Petersburg (IL); Presencial; USD 34.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Sign-on bonus (CDL)

Sign-on bonus (Non-CDL)

Union benefits

Growth opportunities

On-the-job training

Overtime

Weekly pay

Descripción de la vacante

Wright Tree Service in Illinois is seeking a Tree Trimmer to prune and remove trees, limbs and shrubs near power lines to reduce vegetation interference. This role uses various equipment and tools to perform basic tree maintenance while ensuring tree health, appearance, and clearance from energized lines.

Essential duties include loading limbs, trimming and felling trees with climbing gear, working aloft, rigging, and traffic control.

Responsabilidades

• Loads vehicles and equipment with limbs and logs as needed.
• Trims, removes or fells trees using climbing gear, lifts, belts, and saws.
• Works aloft to cut branches and drop them to ground with rigging lines.
• Fells trees/ Spars using appropriate ground tools.
• Assists with safety around energized lines and may supervise non-qualified staff.
• Applies herbicide/growth regulators to brush and stumps; maintains records.
• Adheres to safety policies and OSHA regulations; educates others.
• Maintains and inspects vehicles/equipment; reports needs.

Descripción del empleo

$750 Sign-On Bonus Offered for CDL Holders

$500 Sign-On Bonus for Non-CDL Holders

Hourly Wage: $24.77 - $33.03

BENEFITS:

• Union benefits and pay offered
• Plenty of growth opportunities
• On the job training
• Potential overtime
• Get paid weekly, etc.

Job Title: Tree Trimmer

Pay Rate Type: Non-Exempt

Creation Date/Revision Date: 04/24/2026

Job Summary:

The Tree Trimmer role is a qualified Line Clearance Tree Trimmer responsible for pruning and removing trees, limbs and shrubs away from power lines to reduce vegetation interference. This role utilizes various types of equipment, tools, and techniques to perform basic tree maintenance while addressing growth patterns and ensuring tree health, and appearance.

Essential Job Duties:

• Loads vehicles and equipment with manageable size limbs and logs not suited for wood chipping.

• Trims, removes and/or fells trees using climbing equipment, such as a powered trimmer lift truck, safety belt, climbing line, and ladder. Also works on the ground using hand saws, ground saws, pruners or other applicable tools.

• Works aloft to cut branches or trunk sections and drop or lower them to the ground with rigging lines.

• Uses appropriate tools on the ground to fell trees or spars and split them into manageable pieces.

• Works around hazardous equipment and may work in close proximity to energized power lines while under the direct supervision of a qualified line clearance tree trimmer. Once the prerequisites for qualification have been met, may provide direct supervision of the activities of non-qualified employees working in close proximity to energized conductors.

• Applies herbicide and growth regulators to brush and stumps. Maintains appropriate application records.

• Adheres to and helps educate less experienced employees on company policies, procedures, on-the-job safety practices, approved work methods and OSHA regulations.

• Repairs minor damage to property that occurs on the job site. Escalates situations to General Foreperson’s when necessary and in a timely manner.

• Feeds brush and debris into woodchipper.

• Sets up warning signs, barriers, flags, relays hand-signals, directs traffic and other applicable traffic control devices to protect employees and members of the public from hazards in and around the work area. Cooperates with property owner, customer, and emergency personnel when blocking streets or driveways.

• Conducts vehicle and equipment inspections to ensure proper working conditions. Conducts routine maintenance on company vehicles, equipment and tools. Reports specialized vehicle maintenance or equipment needs to General Foreperson.

• During emergencies or natural disasters may be required to be on duty and travel outside of regular work location for the duration of the disaster.

• Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright’s culture of safety and employee ownership.