Crew Lead - Tree Climber

Company: SavATree
Location: Grand Rapids
Posted on: May 25, 2023

Job Description:

Job Summary
As a Crew Lead, you will be part of a crew that provides high quality tree care to our clients. You will be involved in all aspects of pruning, removals, cable bracing and other concepts related to tree care. You'll be able to safely operate all equipment and perform the assigned job tasks while also providing excellent service to our clients.




Job Description
Looking for a place where you can thrive?
The General Tree Care team are the muscle of our operation. These industrial athletes work together to provide high-quality tree care, helping to maintain and preserve the overall health of our clients' landscapes.
What a day is like:
As a Crew Lead, you will be part of a crew that provides high quality tree care to our clients. You will be involved in all aspects of pruning, removals, cable bracing and other concepts related to tree care. You'll be able to safely operate all equipment and perform the assigned job tasks while also providing excellent service to our clients.
In this role you will be responsible for leading a team of tree workers, setting up job sites, assessing safety conditions, proper use of equipment and communication with clients.
What kind of person are we looking for:

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• Demonstrated knowledge of proper use of General Tree Care equipment
  
• A leader with proven people and project management experience
  
• Previous landscaping experience who can demonstrate proper lifting techniques and proper procedures for carrying and stacking brush on a client's property
  
• Knowledge of common tree identification
  
• Experience in aerial lift operations
  
• Knowledge of two to three basic knots plus Weaver Knot, Clove Hitch Knot, and Gilhooligan Knot
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of proper pruning equipment including hand snips, pruner, pole saw etc.
  
• Ability to ensure all safety procedures are followed
  
  What is essential:
  
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  • Willingness to complete required trainings to obtain needed certifications & licenses.
    
  • Desire to work outdoors
    
  • Valid Driver's license to operate service-line vehicles, CDL a plus
    
  • Must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S.
    
    Why you might love working here:
    
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    • We have lots of training and development opportunities and will support your continuing education in the industry
      
    • You'll work alongside some of the best trained and equipped teams in the industry, with an emphasis on quality and safety
      
    • We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including health and dental, paid time off, 401(K) Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Plan, Equipment Account
      
    • Very competitive compensation
      
    • Full medical benefits to include health, vision, and dental
      
      Physical demands of this role:
      
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      • These physical demands described must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is subject to frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.
        
        SavATree's mission is to take our passion for nature and keep this country's outdoors beautiful and flourishing. Through our comprehensive tree, shrub, and lawn care we work hard to make sure our discerning customers have attractive, healthy and cared-for green spaces to enjoy. Over the last thirty years, we have opened new offices across the country, and we are looking for people who want to grow with us.
        We want everyone to be able to identify and achieve their own version of success, which means giving each team member the room and opportunity to grow. To ensure that everyone has the best chance to succeed, we invest heavily in training and continuing education. We make it easy for team members to reach out and get the help needed, even when it's from the other side of the country. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where each team member has the resources and opportunities to advance his or her career and become a go-to subject matter expert.That's why we often say that when you work here, you thrive here.
        SavATree is an equal opportunity employer and a Drug Free Workplace
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose they pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
        
        
        
        
        
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Keywords: SavATree, Grand Rapids , Crew Lead - Tree Climber, Other , Grand Rapids, Michigan