Arbor Crew Lead

Job Summary

Responsible for the direction of crew activities on job site, and to provide a high quality of service and safe working environment.

Primary Duties

• Understand and implement job specifications for each site
• Assign daily tasks to crew members and ensure compliance
• Conduct daily job site safety briefing and tailgate meeting with crew
• Safely climb trees using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to access work area
• Complete daily paperwork timely and accurately
• Report equipment in need of repair to shop mechanic
• Supervise safe loading and unloading of equipment
• Aid Arbor Foreman with initial and on-going training of crews
• Discuss job site observations with Arbor Foreman
• Trim and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or remove low hanging branches
• Cable, brace, tie, bolt, stake, and guy trees and branches to provide support
• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck books, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers
• Lower branches with ropes or block and tackle
• Transplant and remove trees and shrubs, and prepare trees for moving
• Safe operation of shredding and chipping equipment, including the feeding of brush and limbs into machines
• Safe operation of arbor vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to: boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, sprayers, power saws, chainsaws, pole pruners, backpack blowers, and hand tools
• Inspect trees to determine if they have disease or pest problems
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment
• Show up to work each day on time; completes all tasks within time expectations; adheres to company dress code policy; wears clean clothes to work each day; follows inclement weather policy and sick leave reporting procedures

Supervisory Duties

This position supervises an Arbor Crew of 2-5 employees

Qualifications

• Education and Work Experience: High school diploma or GED; at least 2 years of professional tree work experience, including management of employees
• Language Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with crew members and Arbor Foreman; ability to verbally understand and communicate in English; bi-lingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
• Certificates, Licenses and Registrations: Valid driver license issued by the state where employed is strongly preferred; valid ISA Certified Tree Worker Certification, or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Basic tree care principals, pruning techniques, tree ID and disease ID; tree climbing (above 15 feet), cabling, and safety procedures; aerial rescue; safe work practices; proper PPE; hazard recognition; Dig Alert procedures and tree removal techniques; basic knots and rope operation for rigging; emergency tree rescue procedures; excellent internal and external customer service skills, ensuring clients needs are met in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion by demonstrating courtesy, efficiency, and professionalism
• Physical Demands: Frequently climbs trees above 15 feet, and performs work on branches or truck platforms; frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance on surfaces that may be narrow and/or slippery; frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk; must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus

Total Rewards

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• The opportunity to enroll in a variety of healthcare benefit programs, including medical, dental, and vision plan options; flexible spending accounts; retirement savings plans; term life/ad&d; and a number of supplemental insurances
• Company Provided Life/AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• 7 Paid Holidays
• 3 Days Paid Bereavement
• 3 Days Paid Jury Duty
• Employee Equity Program
• Paid Time Off Starting at 1 week per year
• Sick Pay in accordance with applicable state or local ordinance
• On-Demand Pay Through A Partnership with DailyPay
• Referral Bonuses Programs
• Gym Membership and Mobile Carrier Discounts
• Education Assistance
• Best-in-Class Learning Management System
• Career Advancement Opportunities