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Tree Care Climber

Abundant Tree Care Services
FULL_TIME Remote ยท US IL, IL, US Posted: 2026-05-11 Until: 2026-07-10
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Job Description
REQUIREMENTS:GED OR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENT LOOKING FOR EITHER GROUNDSMAN OR CLIMBER MEETS INTERMEDIATE CLIMBER TECHNICIAN REQUIREMENTS POSSES CLIMBING SKILLS THAT ENABLE CLIMBER TO ASCEND AN 80' TREE AND EFFICIENTLY MOVE LATERALLY AROUND THE TREE HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF SAFE WORK POSITIONING IN THE TREE ABLE TO SAFELY USE A CHAINSAW IN THE TREE, OR ON THE GROUND HAS A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH OPEN AND CLOSED DDRT CLIMBING SYSTEMS PREFERRED:HAS WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF SRT CLIMBING SYSTEMS PREFERRED SKILS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:BE ABLE TO LIFT AT LEAST 50LBS AND UP TO 100LBS ACCOMPLISHED AT USING A RAKE ABLE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS COMMUNICATION IN A TEAM ENVIORNMENT WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF CHAINSAWS, THEIR USE, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFE OPERATION.AERIAL LIFT OPERATION LOWER TREE LIMBS DOWN USING FRICTION DEVICES THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF JOB SITE SET-UP AND CLEANUP.THOROUGH WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF ALL TREE CARE KNOTS (CLOVE HITCH, TIMBER HITCH, COW HITCH, BOW LINE, HALF HITCH, ETC.) KNOWLEDGE OF CLIMBING SYSTEMS ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS RIGGING TECHNIQUES FROM ON THE GROUND AND IN THE TREE THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE IN TREE IDENTIFICATION AND THE IMPLICATION OF TREE SPECIES ON TREE CARE OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:GOOD ATTENDANCE MAINTAINING A GOOD ATTITUDE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AT ALL TIMES COMPLETE ASSIGNED SHOP DUTIES COMPLETE ASSIGNED EDUCATION AND TRAINING GOALS FOLLOW COMPANY/INDUSTRY SAFETY PRACTICES & PROCEDURES ASSIST TREE CREW IN COMPLETING TREE CARE OPERATIONS UNDERSTAND AND APPLY COMPANY CORE VALUES UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF CREW LEADER/MANAGEMENT DUTIES AND TASKS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:JOB SET UP JOB CLEANUP CHIPPING WOOD AND BRUSH IN A WOOD CHIPPER USING A LEAF BLOWER COMPLETING ASSIGNED SHOP DUTIES CONTINUE DUTIES AS ADVANCED GROUND TECH MAINTAIN CLIMBING GEAR CLIMBING TREES TO PRUNE OR REMOVE FOLLOWING ALL COMPANY AND INDUSTRY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMPLETE ASSIGNED TRAINING AND EDUCATION GOALS WORKING CONDITIONS:LONG DAYS, SOMETIMES 10HOURS WORK IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS INCLUDING STORMS WHICH MAY OCCUR ON WEEKENDS OR AT NIGHT WORK AROUND LOUD EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR HOURS AT A TIME RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE JOB WORKING IN A TREE WEARING ALL PPE WORKING AT HEIGHTS GREATER THAN 20' USING A CHAINSAW AND OTHER SHARP TOOLS WHILE BEING SUSPENDED BY A ROPE AND CLIMBING HARNESS (For Tree Climbers) TIED INTO A CRANE FOR CRANE OPERATIONS AT HEIGHTS OF 100' OR MORE (For Tree Climbers) Work Remotely No Job Type:Full-time Pay:$18.00 - $35.00 per hour Benefits:Health insurance Paid time off Supplemental Pay:Bonus pay Experience:Tree Climbing:1 year (Preferred) License/Certification:Driver's License (Required) Work Location:In person.