Location: Largo,FL, USA
Please note that applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm ET on the day prior to the close date listed on the job posting.
Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride
Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay
Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity
Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.
CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!
Closing:
10/19/2024
Salary:
$18.31 hourly rate
Job Summary:
Are you passionate about tree care and urban forestry? The City of Largo is looking for a Certified Arborist to help maintain and enhance our vibrant green spaces. Join our team and make a lasting impact on the community while advancing your career with competitive benefits and a collaborative work environment. Apply today to be part of Team Largo!
This is skilled manual work pruning, cutting, and removing trees, limbs, branches, and stumps. Team Members in this position will perform a variety of routine tasks independently. An assigned supervisor reviews work by observing results obtained, conferences, and periodic reports or evaluations. The Arborist I may serve as the lead team member in the field.
Starting Pay for this position is $18.31.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.
Leadership
* Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City's mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City's strategic plan
* Champions a high-performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals, and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
* Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
* Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture
Management
* Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
* Follows suggested procedures to ensure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety, and risk avoidance
Technical
* Utilizes truck-mounted hydraulic lifts or extension ladders and uses powered chainsaws, shears, or other cutting implements to remove branches and trees that are broken, dead, or present a hazard
* Operates boom and bucket trucks, tractors, backhoes, mechanical chippers, stump grinders, and chainsaws
* Trims trees obstructing the visibility of traffic signs and lights and clears brush from drainage ditches and right-of-way
* Performs Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) when necessary
* Trims all City streets and rights-of-way; trims all palms and trees at City parks and facilities; structurally prunes all newly planted trees throughout the City; air spade and root pruning
* Assists in tree permitting and inspections; assesses trees and provides supervisor with status reports
* Utilizes geographic information systems (GIS), asset management software, and work order systems
* Manages work orders, updates GIS attributes
* Trains new team members in proper tree care and maintenance
* Performs routine servicing and preventive maintenance work on power tools, machinery, and equipment; cleans saws, rebuilds, and adjusts carburetors and sharpens or replaces cutting chains and blades
* Returns calls to residents of the City of Largo
* Assists the Trades Technicians with large projects; holiday set-up
* Performs Emergency tree mitigation during non-working hours
* Performs training exercises: knots, ropes, rigging equipment and hardware, chainsaws, and other miscellaneous equipment
* Injects palm trees with oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC), a broad-spectrum antibiotic
* Attends seminars and educational courses to maintain International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Arborist certification (30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required every three (3) years for re-certification)
Team Skills
* Supports honest and transparent decision-making
* Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
* Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same
Performs related work as required.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATUS: As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
* High school diploma or general education diploma (GED) and three (3) years experience in tree trimming, landscaping, grounds maintenance, or a directly related field, or equivalency of training and experience
* ISA Arborist Certification, Forestry, or related arboricultural accreditation required; (the ISA Certification Board requires a candidate to have a minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience in arboriculture; acceptable experience includes the practical use of knowledge involved in pruning, fertilization, installation and establishment, diagnosis and treatment of tree problems, cabling and bracing, climbing, or other services that directly relate to arboriculture)
* CDL Class B
* Temporary Traffic Control (TTC), chainsaw, chipper, aerial vehicle, tree pruning, and removal
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* Knowledge of standard methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in trimming, cutting, and removal of trees
* Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of tree trimming
* Skill in the use of pole shears, power saws, and other standard tools and equipment used in tree trimming
* Ability to work at considerable heights
* Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and directions
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work Environment: 10% inside a climate-controlled building; 90% outside, which may include driving.
Physical Requirements: The essential functions of the job require: sitting approximately one (1) hour per day, standing approximately four (4) hours per day, and walking approximately three (3) hours per day. The work requires frequent: bending/stooping, climbing, crawling, fine manipulations, grasping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, lifting/carrying of objects weighing up to 15 pounds, lifting/carrying of objects weighing 15 to 44 pounds; often requires lifting/carrying objects weighing 45 pounds and over.
Sensory Requirements: Hearing: Ability to understand what others are saying in normal conversation in person and on the telephone, and ability to detect specific noises and the proper equipment operation. Speaking: Ability to communicate orally with others in person and on the phone. Seeing: Ability to operate a motor vehicle, to cut, climb, and walk.
Driving Requirements: The work requires frequent driving and possession of a valid Florida Class B CDL Driver's License.
Technology: The work requires the ability to operate telephones, smartphones, tablets, photocopiers, printers, desktop and laptop computers, calculators, and all associated software. The position also requires proficiency with computer hardware and software programs, including GIS and asset management software.
Other Equipment: chipper, stump grinder, CDL Class B aerial lift truck, chainsaws, attenuator vehicle, dump trucks, backhoe/loader
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Yes - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)
No - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING
No - CREDIT CHECK
No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE: As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC, and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.