Crew Lead - Tree Climber

SavATree•Mequon, WI

41d•Onsite

About The Position

SavATree is seeking a Crew Lead - Tree Climber to join our General Tree Care Team. This role involves leading a crew in providing high-quality tree care services, including pruning, removals, and cable bracing, while ensuring the health and well-being of clients' landscapes. The Crew Lead position is for individuals who have demonstrated leadership qualities and can provide direction to a work crew, with specific knowledge in areas like TCIA Crew Leader Training, crew safety, personal safety, and hazard identification.

Requirements

Experience with proper pruning practices including large shade trees and ornamentals
Ability to identify native and introduced tree and shrub species and have a working knowledge of each species’ characteristics
Ability to climb without spurs
Experience with tree care safety standards
Practical knowledge of chainsaw and equipment operation
Experience with aerial lifts (bucket truck)
Demonstrate additional competencies in all areas of knowledge for designated skill level.
Valid U.S. driver's license to operate company vehicles
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

CDL a plus
TCIA Crew Leader Training Program

Responsibilities

Lead a General Tree Care crew to provide high-quality tree care services.
Perform all aspects of pruning, removals, cable bracing, and other tree care concepts.
Safely operate all equipment and perform assigned job tasks.
Provide excellent service to clients.
Apply expertise in climbing, pruning, and safety to ensure landscape health.
Check off levels equal to and below the Crew Lead's skill level.
Communicate advanced understanding of all safety policies and procedures, including hazard tree identification.
Utilize specialized equipment properly for climbing (ropes, saddle, ladders) along with all associated tools.
Apply knowledge of branch collars and proper pruning cuts with total competence on chainsaw operations in small to medium difficulty (40-50’) trees.
Employ ANSI A300 Pruning Standards and Terminology and ANSI Z safety.
Demonstrate knowledge of different tree species and different techniques necessary for climbing each tree including Oaks, Maples, Dogwoods, Apples (Crab vs. Regular), Hemlocks, Pines and Spruce.
Complete work exhibiting ability to raise a ladder, throw a rope, and safe techniques to climb into a tree.
Set up safely with proper placement of lowering lines in a strong enough crotch, know when to attach a tag line, and engage proper lowering techniques.
Know when to double crotch and use other appropriate techniques when working in trees.
Able to drop trees, know when to use ropes for take down and identify potential need to use spikes.
Perform aerial rescue if needed.