Utility Line Clearer

6 days ago

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 023 Full time
Job Summary

As a Tree Care Specialist at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 023, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance of utility lines and trees. This position requires a strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Plan, assign, direct, check, and coordinate work to ensure timely completion of tasks.
  • Obtain written or oral permission from property owners to trim or remove trees or perform other work on the property.
  • Promote and maintain good customer and public relations through effective accomplishment of assigned work and appropriate behavior of employees on the crew.
  • Cooperate with customers, police, and fire departments when blocking streets or driveways.
  • Safeguard employees and the public from hazards in and around the work area.
  • Set up barriers, warning signs, flags, markers, etc. to protect employees and the public.
  • Responsible for quality and quantity of production and for following safe practices and rules while clearing and trimming trees and brush away from utility lines.
  • Operate and service equipment, such as gasoline, hydraulic tools, power saws, power winches, buckets, chippers, and sprayers.
  • Operate a Bucket near energized lines to remove branches and tree material.
  • Perform tree and bucket rescue.
  • Use hand tools, such as axes, hand-lines, saws, block and tackle, pruners, etc.
  • Clean up and dispose of all debris.
  • Spray brush and stumps, making proper and selective application of herbicides.
  • Train new personnel.
Requirements
  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Must be familiar with the electrical hazard.
  • Possesses working knowledge and can identify tree and shrub species.
  • Work demands physical energy, twisting, some lifting ability, and hand-to-eye coordination.
  • Must be willing to join local union and pay union dues.
Education & Experience
  • High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Entry-level position, no experience required.
  • Previous experience is a plus.
Pre-Screen
  • Upon offer, employees may be required to subject and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
License & Certifications
  • Valid commercial Driver's license (CDL) required.
Physical Requirements
  • RARE (less than 10%): Sitting, Kneeling, Crawling, Color Vision, Climbing Stairs
  • OCASSIONAL (up to 33%): Stooping, Squatting, Climbing On/Off Truck, Climbing Ladders, Pushing, Reading, Lifting up to 50 lbs.
  • FREQUENT (up to 66%): Carrying, Pulling, Balancing, body-twisting, Hearing/Speech Range, Lifting, Lifting up to 10 lbs., Manual Dexterity, Speaking Clearly, Walking
  • CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): Standing, Sense of Touch, Gripping, Seeing, Reaching, range-of-motion, Depth Perception, Lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., Climbing
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, be able to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, be able to 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, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and communicate and handle conflict professionally.

  • Works in all temperatures and will be exposed to nature i.e., irritating plants and biting or stinging insects.
  • Works near energized parts or equipment.
  • Works in traffic.
  • Works around excessive noise from machines, jackhammers, gas drills, and other equipment with proper hearing protection.
  • Exposed to hazards of working near power equipment, traffic, high voltage wires, and falling limbs.

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