Employment Type: Regular
Job Type: Full Time
Education Level Required: High School Diploma / GED
Work Experience Required: None
Travel Expectations: 0%
Overview:
Are you looking for a career where your office is outdoors, and you get a new view every day? There’s nothing like being up in the trees. Once you experience that sense of freedom and adventure, it becomes a part of you. Join the passionate team of tree care professionals at Hentges Tree Service team as a Ground Person, Operator or Climbing Arborist. We want to help grow that passion with training, supportive leadership and a dedication to safety. At this family-owned company, you’ll have the opportunity to make our next success story your own.
Qualifications
- Love of the outdoors and working as a team
- Strength, stamina and mobility to perform heavy physical work
- Experience operating tree equipment such as chainsaws, bucket truck, aerial lift, stump grinder, woodchipper is preferred but not required
- Pass a pre-employment drug test
Job Summary
- Assists with work zone safety procedures
- Perform duties to include, but not limited to: stump removal, ground, climbing and aerial lift duties as needed for specific job
- Demonstrates high safety standards, sound tree risk assessment skills
- Perform various other duties as assigned by Crew Leader
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- A safety-first company culture
- Professional workplace
- Advancement opportunities
- Medical insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- 401(K) retirement plan, up to 4% match
- Industry credentials/license pay increases
- Company-paid PPE and equipment
- Access to training and continuing education programs
Typical Schedule
- Monday – Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Occasional Fridays & weekends (with overtime pay after 40 hours/week)
Work Location
- Throughout Missouri
Benefit Conditions
- Waiting period may apply
- Only full-time employees eligible