What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grounds-person/Groundsmen Tree Care Industry position at The Professional Tree Care Company?

Job Description

Are you PHYSICALLY FIT and able to hoist yourself up a tree?
Do you live in San Francisco or within a 30-minute drive?
Are you willing to work at heights of 60-feet and more if you're invited to apprentice as a professional tree climber?
If so, please keep reading....

Professional Tree Care is hiring Grounds-people who will become our next professional tree Climbers. Anyone hired must meet these minimum requirements :

1) Speaks / read / writes in English well but is willing and able to learn TCS (Tree Care Spanish) if you don't already speak Spanish.

2) Physically fit : able to lift 40 pounds and hoist him / herself up a tree using ropes and pulleys.

3) Able to work extremely hard for up to 8 hours per day Able to work outdoors in inclement weather year-round, meaning hot in summer and cold in winter.

4) NOT afraid of heights. Yes, there will be a test.

5) Seeking a career, not a job. To become a good climber quickly, one must study on their own time. You'll need to learn specific knots (Blake's hitch, bowline, figure eight, alpine butterfly, cow hitch, etc.) If you have free time in the morning or evenings, this might be a great career for you. Check out ( https : / / www.isa-arbor.com / ) for details on getting your ISA Tree Climber certifications.

6) You must have reliable transportation to the job site, which cannot be reached by public transportation, Uber, or bike. Each worker is responsible for driving themself to the job site. This first job is is San Francisco but we work from Napa to Monterey and Sacramento to the Bay.

7) A current and “clean” CA Driver's license is required.

Clean = no points or recent tickets. All Climbers have their own company trucks.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

21.00 to $22.00 per hour to start. NOTE : If you have experience doing Grounds-person work or are already a Climber, please let us know so we can consider other compensation and / or other positions for you.

After 90 days of employment, full-time employees are eligible for :

Medical, dental, and optical insurance at a 50% contribution rate.

5 paid holidays

5 paid sick days

3 bereavement days (for immediate family)

PTO (paid time off) earned as you go

401(k) program. Register immediately on onboarding your first day!

HOW TO APPLY

Submit a resume or a list of all of the jobs you've held since High School / GED. Include your education / graduation year and any other coursework or certificates you've received.

Include all jobs since high school / GED. Include the months and years for each position, plus the company name, location, and your title.

Watch this video to be certain this career is for you, “Basic Training for Ground Operations in Tree Care” : https : / / www.youtube.com / watch?v=u5WAH2kljDE

We will send Indeed messages to qualified candidates who live nearest to San Francisco, CA first.

If you are sent a survey from Predictive Index (dot com), please take it in the language in which you have the strongest vocabulary. For example, if you were raised speaking Spanish, take it in Spanish. The results will be sent back in English.

Best of luck!!

The Recruiting Team at Professional Tree Care dot com

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