GROUND TECHNICIAN – TREE CARE / LANDSCAPING EXPERIENCE
Full-Time | Year-Round Work | Benefits | Paid Training | Career Advancement
Turn your landscaping or outdoor work experience into a career in professional tree care.
Hansen’s Tree Service & Environmental Resources is hiring Ground Technicians to join our Tree Division.
If you have experience in landscaping, lawn care, grounds maintenance, construction, agriculture, tree work, or other physically demanding outdoor jobs, many of the skills you already have transfer directly to this position.
Previous tree care experience is NOT required. We will train the right person.
This is an entry-level position on a professional tree care crew and the starting point for Hansen’s Tree Division career path. You’ll work alongside experienced Ground Technicians, Tree Technicians, Climbers, and Crew Leaders while learning the skills and safety practices needed to advance in the tree care industry.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
This is a hands-on, physically demanding outdoor job. As a Ground Technician, you will:
- Assist tree crews with pruning and tree removal operations from the ground
- Drag, carry, stack, load, and move brush, limbs, logs, and debris
- Feed brush and limbs into wood chippers after receiving proper training
- Load and unload tools, ropes, equipment, fuel, and jobsite materials
- Set up and organize tools, cones, signs, ropes, barriers, and equipment
- Use rakes, blowers, ropes, tarps, wheelbarrows, and other ground tools
- Support Climbers and Tree Technicians working in trees and aerial lifts
- Maintain safe work areas and stay clear of drop zones and equipment danger zones
- Protect lawns, landscaping, fences, driveways, structures, vehicles, and other customer property
- Perform final jobsite cleanup, including raking, blowing, debris removal, and removal of sawdust and wood chips
- Help keep trucks, trailers, tools, and equipment clean and organized
- Learn proper tree care terminology, equipment use, safety practices, and ground operations
LANDSCAPING EXPERIENCE? YOUR SKILLS TRANSFER.
If you've worked in landscaping or grounds maintenance, you're probably already familiar with many of the things we need from a successful Ground Technician:
- Working outdoors all day in changing weather
- Performing physically demanding work
- Using hand tools and outdoor power equipment
- Moving brush, debris, soil, mulch, materials, and equipment
- Working around trucks, trailers, and machinery
- Protecting lawns, landscaping, structures, and customer property
- Working efficiently as part of a field crew
- Following directions and jobsite safety procedures
- Leaving the property clean and professional when the job is finished
We'll teach you the tree-care-specific skills.
NO TREE EXPERIENCE? THAT'S OKAY.
We aren't looking only for experienced arborists.
We're looking for people who are:
- Reliable – you show up on time and ready to work
- Hardworking – you're comfortable with a physically demanding workday
- Safety-minded – you pay attention to what's happening around you
- Coachable – you listen, ask questions, and learn from experienced crew members
- Team-oriented – you understand that everyone on the crew depends on one another
- Professional – you respect customers, coworkers, equipment, and customer property
- Interested in learning – you want to develop skills instead of staying in the same entry-level job forever
If that describes you, we can teach you tree care.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Ground Technician is the entry point into Hansen’s professional tree care training program.
As you develop, training may include:
- Tree care and jobsite safety
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Chipper safety and operation
- Basic chainsaw safety
- Ropes and basic rigging
- Tree care tools and equipment
- Hazard recognition
- Traffic and work-zone safety
- First Aid / CPR
- OSHA and industry safety practices
Equipment is operated only after appropriate training and authorization.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This is real outdoor physical work, and applicants should understand that before applying.
Ground Technicians work on lawns, wooded areas, slopes, roadsides, gravel, pavement, mud, uneven terrain, and other outdoor surfaces.
The job regularly requires:
- Standing and walking throughout the workday
- Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, and twisting
- Dragging and carrying brush and limbs
- Lifting and carrying tools, equipment, logs, debris, and materials
- Frequent lifting and carrying of up to 50 lbs.
- Occasional lifting or team-handling of heavier materials
- Pushing, pulling, dragging, stacking, and loading material
- Working around noise, dust, sawdust, wood chips, pollen, insects, mud, and vegetation
- Working in heat, cold, humidity, wind, and other changing outdoor conditions
- Wearing required PPE throughout the workday
The work is demanding, but for someone who enjoys being outside and staying active, it can also be extremely rewarding.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship.
- Missouri Class E (for hire/Chauffeur's license) or out of state equivalent.
- Ability and willingness to perform strenuous outdoor physical work in all kinds of weather including extreme heat, rain, snow, and or cold.
- Reliable attendance and punctuality
- Ability to understand and follow directions
- Ability to work safely around tree care equipment and active jobsites
- Ability to work effectively as part of a crew
- Willingness to learn tree care safety, equipment, terminology, and work practices
- Ability to communicate respectfully with coworkers, supervisors, customers, and the public
Preferred – but not required:
- Landscaping
- Lawn care
- Groundskeeping or grounds maintenance
- Tree trimming or tree care
- Construction
- Agriculture or farm work
- Outdoor property maintenance
- Equipment operation
- Other physically demanding outdoor work
No prior professional tree care experience is required.
A valid driver's license is preferred but is not required unless assigned duties involve driving company vehicles.
THIS ISN'T JUST A LABOR JOB
Ground Technician is the starting point of Hansen’s Tree Division career ladder.
Employees who demonstrate reliability, safety, physical capability, teamwork, and the ability to learn can progress through increasingly skilled positions:
Ground Technician → Ground Technician II → Tree Technician → Climber → Crew Leader
That means an employee can start with no professional tree care experience and develop the skills needed for equipment operation, chainsaw work, rigging, aerial tree work, climbing, and eventually crew leadership.
We provide the opportunity and training. You provide the effort, reliability, and willingness to learn.
SCHEDULE
- Full-time
- Monday through Friday
- Typical schedule: 6:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Some weekend and/or overnight work may be required based on workload and operational needs
- Year-round outdoor field work
WHY HANSEN'S?
Hansen’s Tree, Lawn, & Landscaping Services, Inc. is a professional, industry-recognized, growing, family-owned business in operation for over 35 years. We offer our employees the opportunity to build a career in a skilled outdoor trade while working as part of a professional tree care operation that treats employees like family.
Full-time employees may be eligible for:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Company-paid life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Opportunities for overtime
- Year-round work
- On-the-job training
- Professional tree care and safety training
- Opportunities for advancement
Benefit eligibility and waiting periods may apply.
READY FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN ANOTHER LANDSCAPING JOB?
If you already know how to work hard outdoors, you don't have to start over.
Bring the work ethic and outdoor experience you've developed in landscaping, lawn care, construction, agriculture, or similar work. Hansen’s can help you build on those skills and learn professional tree care.
Apply today for a Ground Technician position with Hansen’s Tree Service & Environmental Resources.
Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- On-the-job training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
License/Certification:
- Missouri class E driver's license or out-of-state equivalent (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- O'Fallon, MO 63366 (Required)
Work Location: In person
