If you enjoy working outdoors in a professional environment, consider a career with Williams Tree Company! Our company’s vision is to always provide a valuable service to our community while simultaneously creating a company that supports employee personal development, opportunities for advancement, financial stability, strong families, and continual growth across the state.

Williams Tree Company is currently seeking an experienced Tree Climber in Danville, Indiana for our growing team. As a Tree Climber, you will be responsible for trimming trees in a physically demanding environment, as well as driving, operating, and/or maintaining a forestry/arborist-modified bucket truck for vegetation management and tree service near Danville, Indiana. Experience with line clearance is preferred.

This role will involve working with a crew of 3 individuals to operate as a crew in order to complete your daily assigned work. This position will require an individual to possess a foundational knowledge of safe climbing techniques, proper cutting, pruning, and tree removal work in accordance with utility arborist standards, as well as ANSI and OSHA regulations.

Benefits:

This positions offers a base hourly wage.

- A safety-first culture and professional workplace

- Advancement opportunities

- 401k retirement plan

- Paid time off and holidays

- Access to training, continuing education programs, and other industry resources

Responsibilities

• Reliable, team-oriented individual
• able to understand, give, and follow verbal and written communication
• Operator/driver of a forest-equipped bucket truck; capable of operating a boom near power lines for vegetation management
• Serve in alternate roles such as groundman or crew leader if needed
• Adhere to safety standards and proper pruning techniques
• Maintain accountability of company equipment; perform preventive maintenance on company equipment such as chainsaws, PPE, basic vehicle checks and maintenance, etc.

Qualifications

• 1 years of related experience in the tree care industry
• Valid driver's license with clean Motor Vehicle Record (CDL preferred but not required)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you able to consistently work outside in various weather conditions?
• Do you have any derogatory history on your Motor Vehicle Record such as DUIs, reckless driving, etc?
• What is your middle name?
• List at least 2 professional references (Name, Business Location, Phone Numbers)

Experience:

• Tree care: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Danville, IN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person