Tree Trimmer - Killeen, TX (Fort Hood)

About the role

The Tree Trimmer Technician will maintain trees and shrubs to improve appearance, health, and value of trees and to maintain access to utilities, roads, and sidewalks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the appropriate maintenance of trees and shrubs as specified in contract and/or Statement of Work in a deadline-focused environment, balancing multiple projects and addressing changing priorities
• Assists with creation and execution of project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Manages projects of a smaller scale including project scope, schedule and budget
• Ensures that said projects are managed within the requirements of governance/contractual document
• Minimizes project exposure to risks by creating, implementing, and tracking mitigation and contingency strategies
• Conduct, monitor and schedule urban tree asset mapping, reporting, crowdsourcing, and/or other maintenance tracking as a means of updating complete tree inspection, inventory of work completed and work history
• Perform, assign and/or supervise tree crew while performing residential and commercial tree pruning and removals in accordance with ANSI and company standards
• Ensure that each crew member is trained appropriately for each designated assignment
• Operate an aerial lift and/or bucket truck when necessary
• Supervise tree crews as they trim and/or remove trees by climbing with the aid of a ladder, safety belt, climbing line, powered trimmer lift truck, or works from the ground using gasoline, air, and hand-powered saws, pruner, etc.
• Be able to cut branches or trunk sections and drops or lowers them to the ground with lines - appropriately
• Possess appropriate rigging and lowering skills to perform pruning/removals safely
• Perform supplemental support (cabling/bracing) techniques / methods according to ANSI standards
• Use wedges, sledges, and chain saws in felling trees or trimmed trunks and in cutting and splitting logs into manageable pieces
• Sprays stumps and brush with hand-spraying equipment to prevent further growth
• Load/unload 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
• Service gasoline, air, and hand-powered tools and other equipment as needed
• Relays hand-signals, directs traffic, drives, and operates trucks and equipment, as assigned and keeps trucks and work area clear and orderly, as well as helps train new employees
• Be responsible for daily production goals and safety procedures of the crew
• Oversees & safeguards employees & public from hazards in and around work area
• Cooperates with customer, police, and fire departments when