Groundperson Union DL Required Region 032

Full-Time+, Non-Exempt position.

Pay

$19.07 to $23.15 per hour.

Benefits

Available benefit options vary based on tenure, position, and work location.

Responsibilities

• Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees.
• Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Service vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be willing to join the local union and pay union dues.
• Valid Driver’s license is required.
• Upon offer, employees may be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and/or MVR check.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Entry-level position; no experience required. Previous experience is a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Rare (less than 10%): Sitting, crawling, climbing poles, color vision, climbing ladders, climbing stairs.
• Occasional (up to 33%): Stooping, kneeling, squatting, body twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off truck, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50 lbs.
• Frequent (up to 66%): Standing, walking, manual dexterity, seeing distant, seeing, reading, range of motion, hearing-speech range, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10 lbs.
• Continuous (up to 100%): Sense of touch, gripping, seeing, carrying, pulling.

Safety

Due to the inherently dangerous nature of the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous equipment, employees must:

• Have sufficient eyesight to judge distance/coordination of equipment and tools.
• Be able to maintain attention and concentration for extended periods of time.
• Withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments.
• Wear personal protective equipment as necessary.
• Enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a day.
• Have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain.
• Be capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or 10-hour day.
• Communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information.
• Communicate and handle confrontations professionally.

Additional working conditions:

• Works around hazardous equipment.
• Works around excessive noise from machines, chain saws, and wood chippers, with hearing protection.
• Works in all temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, e.g., irritating plants, biting or stinging insects, dust, etc.
• Works on unlevel ground.
• Works around falling limbs with protection.

Individuals with a disability who desire a reasonable accommodation can contact the ADA Coordinator by calling 1-833-222-3066.