Trimmer/Climber - Union - ATE
Asplundh Tree Expert
- Canon City, CO
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Medical, dental and vision coverage starting day one!
- Company paid medical
- Company-provided life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance with spouse and child coverage options
- Long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Identity Theft Protection plan
- Pre-paid legal plan
- Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Various employee discount programs and resources
- 401(k)
- Defined contribution annuity plan
- Paid holidays and paid time off for sick and vacation
- Trims and/or removes trees, branches, trunk sections.
- Operate and service all required tools/equipment.
- Cuts and splits large debris into manageable pieces.
- Sprays areas with equipment to prevent further growth.
- Loads/unloads trucks.
- Feeds brush & debris into wood chipper.
- Repairs minor job-related-damage to lawns, fences, and walk-ways.
- Services gasoline, air, and hand-powered tools and other equipment.
- Relays hand-signals, directs traffic, drives, and operates trucks and equipment, as assigned.
- Keeps trucks and work area clear and orderly.
- Safeguards employees and public from hazards in and around work area.
- Cooperates with customer, police, and fire departments when blocking street or driveways.
- Sets up barriers, warning signs, flags, markers, etc. to protect employees and public.
- Trained to perform tree and bucket rescue.
- Assists training new employees.
- Assumes responsibility for the inspection and proper working conditions of tools, truck, and other work equipment.
- Requests repair or replacement, when necessary.
- Maintains good housekeeping on truck and at work locations.
- Performs other related work, as assigned by superiors.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be able to work with hands above head for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to walk, climb, and work from ladders, or at various heights, on uneven and slippery surfaces, performing mentally/physically demanding work under unfavorable weather conditions while handling equipment or material.
- No fear of heights.
- Must have good hand-to-eye coordination.
- Must be willing to join local union and pay union dues.
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Entry-level position, no experience required.
- Previous experience is a plus.
- Upon offer, employees are required to subject and pass both a pre-employment drug screen and background and/or MVR check.
- Driver's License Preferred, but not required
- Must have own transportation to and from the show up location.
- RARE (less than 10%): Sitting, Kneeling, Crawling, Color Vision, Climbing Stairs
- OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): Stooping, Squatting, Climbing On/Off Truck, Climbing Ladders, Pushing, Reading,
- FREQUENT (up to 66%): Carrying, Pulling, Lifting up to 50 lbs., Balancing, body-twisting, Hearing/Speech Range, Lifting, Lifting up to 10 lbs., Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Walking
- CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): Standing, Sense of Touch, Gripping, Seeing Distant, Reaching, range-of-motion, Depth Perception, Lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., Climbing Poles, Sense of Touch
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