Tree Climber

Baker Tree Services is your one-stop shop for all your tree care needs in Frederick county and the surrounding areas and if you are a professional tree climber looking for a change, we are hiring

The ideal candidate will have:
3-5 years of experience in a leadership role on a production tree crew.

Tree Climber Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Ability to lead and manage a team of employees.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical information to customers, employees, and the public.
• Ability to comply with regulatory agencies such as DOT and OSHA.
• Ability to work overtime as needed and meet deadlines.
• CDL driver's license a plus. Valid driver's license a must.
• Ability to operate tree related equipment such as loaders, buckets, and stump grinders.
• Ability to be on call for emergency storm work.
• Ability to follow and enforce safe working practices.
• Ability to keep a positive and motivating mindset.
• Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.

Advanced knowledge of safety procedures and work with the crew lead to ensure the team is meeting safety standards.

• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
• Evaluate tree health for safety of climb.
• Plan tree trimming for multiple trees on the jobsite before beginning work.
• Evaluate all safety gear including harnesses, ropes, pulleys for safe functionality.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Load debris onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Inspect trees to determine if they have diseases or pest problems.

Tree Climber Qualifications:

• 3-5 years tree climbing and rigging
• 3 years supervisory experience
• Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of basic climbing knots and rigging devices used in tree trimming and removal operations
• Lift heavy objects over 50 pounds
• Highly motivated, with focus on safety and excellent customer service
• Work and maneuver at varying heights under sometimes adverse weather conditions

Preferred, but not required:
Hoisting license and/or your CDL, those are a plus

We offer Health Insurance, paid vacation and holidays along with competitive wages.

We are looking forward to talking with you about our amazing growth opportunities as well

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $20.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Tree care: 3 years (Required)
• Leadership: 3 years (Required)
• Heavy equipment operation: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• CDL (Preferred)
• OSHA 10 (Preferred)
• (EHAP) Electrical Hazard Awareness Program (Preferred)
• CPR/AED training (Preferred)
• Hoisting license (Preferred)