Tree Trimmer

Title : Trimmer/Climber Trainee
Type : Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Reports to : Foreperson/General Foreperson

Essential Functions :

• Trims and/or removes trees by climbing with the aid of a ladder, safety belt, climbing line, powered trimmer lift truck, or works from the ground using saws/pruners. Will cut branches or trunk sections and drops or lowers them to the ground with lines.

• Uses appropriate tools, will fell trees or trimmed trunks and split them into manageable pieces.

• Sprays stumps and brush with hand-spraying equipment to prevent further growth.

• Loads and unloads trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris and/or feeds brush into a wood chipper.

• Repairs slight damage to lawns, fences, and walks caused by tree trimming.

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