Description
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Job Summary
- The Groundsperson, Tree Care role supports tree trimming and removal operations by assisting with ground-level tasks, including clearing brush, chipping branches, and managing debris disposal. This is an entry-level position requiring no prior experience or training.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Perform basic ground-level tree care operations in support of pruning, removal, and maintenance activities
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Demonstrate introductory level proficiency in the safe operation of powered equipment, including woodchippers, trucks, and blowers
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Use hand tools such as hand saws, pole pruners, rakes, and shovels effectively and safely to complete assigned tree care tasks
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Select and use appropriate task-specific PPE in accordance with industry safety standards and company protocols
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Maintain a clean, organized, and secure job site. Implements traffic and pedestrian control measures and ensure the protection of the work zone at all times
Education and Experience:
- Follow established directions and procedures related to roping and rigging, routine maintenance, equipment adjustments, and reporting of malfunctioning or unsafe equipment
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Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving weight, volume, and distance. Estimates or calculates measurements relevant to arboricultural field operations
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Apply critical thinking to interpret and carry out instructions. Completes standardized tasks with competence, adapting to occasional field variables as needed
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Use standardized hand signals to communicate clearly and safely with climbers and other crew members
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Verbally communicate with the general public to provide clear direction and ensure safety around the work zone
Physical Demands/Requirements:
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Ability to lift and carry tools, equipment, and materials weighing up to 80 pounds.
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Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
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Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
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Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
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Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
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Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
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You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
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Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
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Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
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Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.
Work Environment:
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Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
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Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
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Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
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Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
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Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.
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.
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