utility arborist

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience : Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Cold / refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Wet / damp

Work setting

• Various locations
• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Check, lubricate, refuel and clean equipment
• Operate various vehicles and equipment
• Report any malfunctions to supervisor
• Tree removal
• Operate chainsaw to fell, delimb and buck trees
• Climb and work aloft on poles, ladders or other support structures
• Operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees
• Climb ladders or operate hydraulic buckets when working aloft on poles and towers, or work in confined spaces such as trenches and tunnels to install power lines and cables and associated equipment

Supervision

Chainsaw and skidder operators

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Class 5 / 5F / G Licence (cars, small trucks and other 2-axle vehicles)

Equipment and machinery experience

Chippers

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Gloves
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Team player
• Resourcefulness

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
2 days ago