Ground Specialist

SCI REMC•Martinsville, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ground Specialist supports tree-clearance operations by safely handling and transporting crews, materials, tools, and equipment. The role includes loading and unloading trucks by hand or with booms, winches, skids, and dollies; carrying and laying out supplies at work sites; and furnishing materials to climbers manually or mechanically using lines, blocks, winches, knots, and hitches. The specialist directs traffic with hand signals, drives trucks with attached trailers or trailer/chippers, and operates winches, booms, and spray equipment while following hand, voice, or other signals or observing the work directly. This is an outdoor, year-round position in changing weather, including storms and emergencies. Employees work near power equipment, traffic, high-voltage lines, and falling limbs, and may traverse uneven terrain. The position has a core schedule of eight hours per day, five days per week, subject to change. Increased workloads, including storm response and outage restoration, may require extended hours and work at any time of day or night. The role involves regular contact with customers, members of the public, and animals, and requires substantial physical activity and safe use of equipment and tools.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to work safely and follow job-related instructions.
Current motor vehicle operator’s license.
Capability to operate large motorized vehicles used in tree-clearance operations.
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds across uneven terrain and frequently lift and move logs or branches weighing 50–80 pounds.
Ability to exert very heavy physical effort: over 100 pounds occasionally, over 50 pounds frequently, and/or over 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to reach, bend forward, balance, and remain mobile as required by daily work activities.
Ability to use hand, eye, and foot coordination to drive trucks and trailers, operate booms and winches, climb around vehicles and trailers, perform stock-keeping, use hand tools, service equipment, and splice rope.
Ability to obtain a CDL and drive company vehicles to worksites.
Ability to drive a personal vehicle to various show-up sites within the service area as needed.
Regular and predictable promptness and attendance.

Nice To Haves

CDL.
Vegetation management certifications.

Responsibilities

Safely load and unload trucks by hand or with booms, winches, skids, and dollies.
Carry and lay out materials, tools, and equipment at work sites and furnish them to climbers manually or mechanically.
Use lines, blocks, winches, knots, and hitches to raise and lower items in trees.
Give and relay hand signals to direct traffic.
Drive a truck with an attached trailer or trailer/chipper to transport tree-clearance crews, tools, materials, and equipment.
Operate controls for winches, booms, and spray equipment, following signals or observing the work directly.
Use chainsaws, handsaws, and other hand tools as needed to complete tasks.
Crawl beneath large equipment with limited ground clearance to maintain equipment.
Use hand lines and prescribed knots to raise and lower objects in trees.
Drive a personal vehicle to various show-up sites within the service area as needed.
Maintain regular and predictable promptness and attendance.