Arborist Apprentice

Job description

Specific Duties: An Arborist Apprentice will have a variety of duties and tasks to perform daily, varying by the type of work being done at each given site. The main priorities are to assist Arborists with arboricultural practices and leading crews, equipment selection and maintenance, adhering to safety procedures, and occasional interactions with customers. Arboricultural: airspade. - Read and understand job details in a work order. - Assist a tree climber in rigging and removing limbs and tree sections. - Take down trees using spurs and an aerial lift truck under supervision. - Prune small trees and shrubs under supervision. - Limb and buck trees on the ground. - Operate a chipper or other specialized equipment, i.e. stump grinder, skid steer, hi-ab, and - Tree installation and transplanting. - Integrated pest management and invasive species control. - Root pruning and install root barriers. - Storm cleanup. Equipment, Machine and Tool Use: - Choose and load the necessary daily equipment. - Perform daily inspections of equipment and vehicles. - Drive vehicles including carpool cars, lift/chipper trucks, with or without trailers. - Set up and take down of work site. - Refuel, sha...