Production arborists provide safe, professional, and quality arboriculture services while maintaining compliance with the ANSI A300 pruning and ANSI Z133 safety standards. Applicants will be expected to maintain and foster our positive company image within the arboriculture industry. This position will provide an excellent opportunity for advancement for someone already in the career of professional tree climbing!
CANDIDATES SHOULD HAVE SAFE CLIMBING AND TECHNICAL RIGGING EXPERIENCE!
Position Requirements:
- Ability to ascend, descend, and work aloft in trees for arboricultural services involving the use of chainsaws, hand tools, and modernized climbing equipment and techniques.
- Ability to wear and utilize the appropriate equipment and proper PPE as required by company, OSHA, and ANSI standards.
- Work with the production team to clean up resulting debris, brush, branches, logs, etc. Lifting up to 70 lbs. will be required.
- Work in a team atmosphere with a strong commitment to safety and professionalism.
- Experience with modern climbing and rigging practices specific to the arboriculture industry.
- Effectively employ safe work practices around hazardous equipment.
- Be able and involved in setting up necessary work area protection zones
- Conduct or participate in regularly scheduled crew meetings and safety meetings, and provide pertinent operation information, establishing work completion timelines, identifying work safe zones and manpower/equipment requirements.
- Ensure overall safe, productive and quality work done on each property, attending to the details through proper property evaluations, job site hazard assessments, and pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections.
- Ability to endure extreme climate conditions.
- Be accountable for the maintenance and proper use of all company vehicles, equipment, and tools.
- Must be able to operate & maintain common tree industry equipment.
- Existing ability and/or willingness to learn proper use and maintenance of updated and specialized equipment.
- Maintain issued climbing gear, chainsaw, and shared crew equipment, as directed.
- Strong tree ID skills, installation experience of cables, bracing are preferred but not required.
Qualifications:
- Two years of tree climbing experience (with the proven ability to analyze and interpret job expectations.)
- Currently hold a valid driver's license.
- Reliable transportation to and from work is required.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Attention to detail with perfectionist traits are ideal.
- Work safely, following industry standards.
- Expected to work long hours, constant physically demanding days.
Excellent Benefits
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Annual bonuses
- Retirement plan with company match
- Health, Dental, and Life Insurance (partially paid by the company)
- Uniforms, boot allowance, and other performance-based incentives
- Paid continuing education training including yearly conference training
About Metropolitan Forestry Services
Metropolitan Forestry Services Inc. is a local, family-owned and operated tree service in St. Louis, Missouri. For over 42 years, our team has been dedicated to providing the best, safest, and smartest tree care. We are always looking to grow our team!
We require everyone to come onsite, fill out an application, and provide a valid driver's license. If you are interested, please come in to talk with us!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.50 - $34.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- Can you drive a manual transmission?
Experience:
- Tree care: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- CDL (Preferred)
- Arborist certification (Required)
Work Location: In person