Groundsman

Craft Tree Care is a small business with a vision to excel in the North Idaho tree service industry. To be a part of this team means that you have a positive attitude every day, you are ready to work hard, and have a desire to excel in skill and safety at your job.

Job Type: Part-Time/Full-Time (20-40 hours per week), Seasonal

Starting Pay: $20-25/hour; depending on experience & skill level.

There will be a 30-day probationary period.

Schedule: Usually four x 10 hour work days Monday through Thursday. 7am-5pm. Hours are flexible and may be extended, especially during summer. We operate only during the day and during the week. Talk to owner for more information.

Experience: 1+ years as a groundsman for a tree service company preferred, but not required.

Benefits:

• Paid holidays.
• Accident insurance is paid for by Craft Tree Care.
• Free on the job fitness training.

Responsibilities for this groundsman position include, but are not limited to:

• Knows and practices basic knowledge of safety procedures on a jobsite and around equipment.
• Can operate chainsaws, mechanical trailers, stump grinders, brush chippers, tractors, trucks, and other equipment and tools.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate saws, tools and equipment.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines independently and as a team.
• Load debris and refuse onto trailers/trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using hands, shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Split logs into firewood by hand or with a log splitter.
• Tie necessary knots for use on the jobsite (Bowline, Running bowline, Blake hitch, Deadeye tugboat Bowline, Figure 8, Hitches, etc.)
• Checking the loadout of tools and equipment in the morning before leaving the shop and making sure that all tools and equipment are loaded before leaving the jobsite.

Qualifications:

• Regularly lift heavy objects over 50 pounds for a large part of the day (such as dragging brush, carrying logs/ firewood rounds repeatedly, lifting equipment such as chainsaws and ropes etc.)
• Able to safely operate a chainsaw under stressful, fast paced conditions while being exposed to the weather outdoors (we operate in year round, in the hot summer heat and the cold winter snow).
• Positive attitude every day is a must have. Highly motivated, with focus on jobsite safety, camaraderie with fellow employees and excellent customer service.
• Work and maneuver at varying heights under sometimes adverse weather conditions (while using ladders and aerial lifts).
• Punctual and professional.
• Able to arrive on time every single day.
• Can pass a random drug test.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person