What are the responsibilities and job description for the Groundperson - Union (Driver License Required) - Reg 32 position at Asplundh?
Job Summary
The Groundperson is a key role at Asplundh, responsible for gathering and feeding brush and debris into a woodchipper. This position also involves scanning areas for trip and fall hazards, ensuring other workers stay out of the path of travel, and maintaining equipment and materials.
Responsibilities
- Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees.
- Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
- Services vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be willing to join the local union and pay union dues.
About Asplundh
As a full-service utility contractor, Asplundh performs tree pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance, vegetation management with herbicides, and emergency storm work and logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of UtiliCon Solutions, whose subsidiaries provide overhead and underground line construction, planning, and design, meter reading and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street lighting/traffic signal services.
