Tree Pruner II

City of Sacramento • Sacramento, CA

383d • $52,565 - $73,964

About The Position

The Tree Pruner II position involves skilled tree pruning and maintenance work along City streets, requiring the ability to operate various tools and equipment safely and efficiently. This role is a journey-level position that operates with greater independence than the Tree Pruner I, focusing on the pruning and removal of trees, as well as related maintenance duties under the direction of a Senior Tree Pruner.

Requirements

• Three years of qualifying experience pruning or removing large trees.
• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment.
• Obtain a California Class B Driver License by the end of probationary period.
• Maintain periodic updated CPR and first aid training.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of climbing techniques and proper use and care of tree pruning equipment.
• Familiarity with common hazards incurred in climbing, pruning, and felling trees and safety precautions to be observed.
• Understanding of planting, transplanting, and seeding methods.
• Knowledge of common insect and disease problems which affect trees in the City of Sacramento.

Responsibilities

• Climb trees using ropes, cables, climbing saddles, and spurs and operate aerial tower truck to remove undesired branches, limbs, and trees.
• Operate chain and hand saws, power or pole pruners, axes, and other hand tools for felling trees or cutting felled trees; operate chipper and brush truck.
• Remove overhanging branches and split or broken limbs after a storm.
• Prune trees for clearance of overhead utility facilities excluding high voltage line clearance.
• Sharpen and maintain tools, ropes, and other safety equipment.
• Participate in planting, transplanting and seeding of trees.
• Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
• Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
• Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, and/or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
• Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low hanging branches.
• Prune, cut down, fertilize, and spray trees as directed by tree surgeons.
• Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
• Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
• Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
• Collect debris and refuse from tree trimming and removal operations into piles, using shovels, rakes or other tools.
• Clear sites, streets, and grounds of woody and herbaceous materials, such as tree stumps and fallen trees and limbs.
• Remove broken limbs from wires, using hood extension poles.
• Trim jagged stumps, using saws or pruning shears.
• Operate a vehicle mounted work planning computer.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan (401k)
• Paid time off for volunteering activities
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree