TREE TECHNICIAN
Take Your Tree Care Career to the Next Level
Are you an experienced tree care professional ready to move beyond ground operations and begin performing skilled work aloft?
Hansen’s Tree Service is seeking a motivated, safety-focused Tree Technician to perform pruning, trimming, deadwood removal, clearance work, and other technical tree care services from aerial lifts, bucket trucks, boom trucks, and other approved elevated equipment.
This is more than another outdoor job. The Tree Technician position is an important step in Hansen’s career development path and is designed for individuals who want to strengthen their technical tree care skills, expand their experience working at height, and continue progressing toward a future Climber role.
At Hansen’s, we have built our reputation on safety, quality, integrity, professionalism, and exceptional customer service. We provide year-round work, invest in employee training and development, and offer the opportunity to grow with an established company that continues to expand its people, capabilities, and future.
What You’ll Do
As a Tree Technician, you will work alongside Crew Leaders, Climbers, Ground Crew Technicians, and other experienced professionals to safely and efficiently complete residential, commercial, municipal, and other tree care projects.
Your responsibilities may include:
- Performing pruning, trimming, deadwood removal, clearance pruning, structural pruning, canopy cleaning, and other approved tree care work from aerial lifts, bucket trucks, boom trucks, or other elevated work platforms
- Safely using chainsaws, hand saws, pole saws, pruning tools, ropes, and other tree care equipment within your training and authorization
- Evaluating tree structure, branch weight, decay, deadwood, hanging limbs, tension, compression, overhead hazards, and changing jobsite conditions before beginning work
- Maintaining proper fall protection, safe body positioning, situational awareness, and effective communication while working at height
- Supporting job planning, equipment setup, hazard assessments, work-zone organization, property protection, and safe job flow
- Assisting with skilled ground operations, including brush handling, chipper operation, equipment staging, rope handling, debris removal, and final cleanup
- Protecting customer property and helping ensure every jobsite is left clean, safe, and professional
- Supporting less-experienced team members by modeling safe work practices, professionalism, teamwork, and strong jobsite awareness
What We’re Looking For
Successful candidates will be dependable, motivated, safety-conscious, and committed to developing their skills.
Qualifications include:
- Minimum two years of experience in tree care, arboriculture, vegetation management, forestry, storm cleanup, landscaping, utility line-clearance support, or a similar physically demanding outdoor field
- Experience working as part of a professional tree care crew
- Knowledge of pruning practices, tree structure, limb behavior, tree hazards, jobsite safety, and property protection
- Experience with brush chippers, chainsaws, pole saws, hand tools, ropes, aerial lifts, bucket trucks, boom trucks, or similar equipment
- The ability to safely perform demanding outdoor work at height and in changing weather, terrain, and jobsite conditions
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a crew
- A reliable work history with strong attendance and punctuality
A Missouri Class E driver's license or out-of-state equivalent is required or must be obtained within 30 days of employment. A Class A CDL is highly preferred.
Candidates must also possess OSHA 10 certification or be willing and able to obtain it within their first 60 days of employment.
Industry training or certifications—including ISA, TCIA, aerial lift, fall protection, chainsaw safety, chipper safety, electrical hazard awareness, CPR/First Aid, or traffic-control training—are strongly valued.
Why Build Your Career With Hansen’s?
At Hansen’s, you will have the opportunity to:
- Work year-round with an established and respected tree care company
- Develop advanced pruning, aerial lift, equipment, safety, and arboriculture skills
- Participate in ongoing training and professional development through Hansen University
- Learn from experienced Climbers, Crew Leaders, supervisors, and tree care professionals
- Follow a defined career path with opportunities for advancement into climbing, leadership, and other specialized roles
- Work for a company committed to safety, quality workmanship, professionalism, integrity, and exceptional customer service
- Become part of a close-knit, family-like team where people support one another and take pride in what they accomplish together
- Grow professionally and personally as Hansen’s continues expanding its services, capabilities, and opportunities
We are looking for people who want more than a paycheck. We want motivated individuals who take pride in their work, care about their teammates, want to continue learning, and are looking for a company where they can build a long-term future.
If you have developed a strong foundation in tree care and are ready to take the next step toward advanced aerial work and a future Climber position, we would like to hear from you.
Join Hansen’s—and grow with us.
Pay: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- professional, commercial tree trimming/pruning/removal: 2 years (Required)
- trimming aloft: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- MO Class "E" (Chauffeur's or "for hire" license) or higher? (Required)
Work Location: In person
