Tree Maintenance Worker
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Salary: $40,162.00 - $50,202.00 AnnuallyLocation : Augusta, GAJob Type: Full Time PermanentJob Number: 201203543Department: ENGINEERINGOpening Date: 05/30/2024Closing Date: ContinuousDESCRIPTIONThe Tree Maintenance worker operates under the supervision of The Tree Maintenance Foreman. This position is responsible for performing basic tree maintenance, pruning, removing and caring for City of Augusta trees as directed.PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operates a variety of maintenance equipment, including skid steer loader (Bobcat) trencher, water tank truck, aerial truck, brush chipper, stump grinder, chain saws, and other related equipment as training allows.
• Ensures adherence to current safe work practices and procedures related to tree maintenance and removal activities including electrical hazard awareness.
• Rigs rope for tree removal, and trims trees.
• Responds to emergencies as needed.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education: High School diploma or GED Experience: One (1) year of experience in tree climbing, rope rigging for tree removal, maintaining, trimming, and caring for trees and relevant equipment; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of Safe Work practices.
• Knowledge of purposes of general construction tools and equipment and ability to use them in the area of work assigned.
• Knowledge of Preventative Maintenance techniques and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic knots and ability to tie them including but not limited to: bowline, Blake's hitch, taut line hitch, and clove hitch.
• Knowledge of safety procedures including electrical hazard awareness and aerial rescue.
• Knowledge of hazardous chemicals, herbicides and fertilizers and the ability to use them safely and effectively.
• Knowledge of work zone traffic control and warning signs.
• Ability to work out of an aerial bucket.
• Ability to use tools and equipment used in tree maintenance.

Licensing:Must possess a valid state operator/driver's license for the type vehicle operated with good driving history. OTHER This position does require staff call up in an emergency situation and travel from office to other locations.Performance Aptitudes:

• Physical Abilities: Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to such adverse environmental conditions as high pressure gas & water lines, insects, poisonous plants, animals, dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents, electric currents, disease, raw sewage, blood, or pathogenic substances.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.Augusta-Richmond County's comprehensive benefit package includes:VacationHolidaySickMedicalDentalVisionLifeLong-Term Disability InsurancePensionFor a more detailed overview of our benefit package, please visit our website below: 01 The answers you provide to the supplemental questions will be used to conclude if you meet the minimum qualifications and requirements for this position. Responses relating to your specific work experience and education MUST clearly reflect the requirements shown in the areas for work history and education on your application. Your application must be completed in full before it is submitted. Additional information may not be accepted after your application has been submitted. Do you accept these terms?

• Yes
• No

02 Are you a current employee of Augusta Richmond County?

• Yes
• No

03 To be eligible to apply for a posted position, a current employee must have performed competently for at least six (6) months in his/her current position. If you are a current employee of Augusta Richmond County, have you been in your current position at least six months?

• Yes
• No
• This question does not apply to me.

04 If you are a current Augusta Richmond County employee, have you received a written reprimand, disciplinary probation, or suspension in the last twelve (12) months? (Informal warnings excluded)

• Yes
• No
• This question does not apply to me.

05 Which of the following best describes your level of education? {Please note: You will be required to provide proof of education. Be sure to have the appropriate documents readily available.}

• No High School Diploma or GED
• High School Diploma or GED
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree

06 Are able to perform tasks that involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds)?

• Yes
• No

07 Which of the following best represent your level of increasingly responsible experience in tree climbing, rope rigging for tree removal, maintaining, trimming, and caring for trees and related equipment?

• No Experience
• 1 to 2 years of Experience
• 3 to 4 years of Experience
• 5 to 6 years of Experience
• 7 or more years of Experience

08 Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.)

• Yes
• No

Required Question