Equipment Operator (CDL Preferred) - ATE
Asplundh Tree Expert
- Henryetta, OK
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Benefits Available and Vary per position and location
- Plans, assigns, directs, checks, and coordinates work.
- Operates and services equipment such as gasoline, hydraulic tools, power saws, power winches, mower deck, weed whacker, chipper, and sprayers.
- Cleans up and disposes of all debris.
- Uses hand-tools, such as axes, hand-lines, saws, block and tackle, pruners and other equipment as required.
- Sprays brush and stumps, making proper and selective application of herbicides.
- Responsible for quality and quantity of production.
- Performs all aspects of labor as necessary to keep crew operation flowing.
- Ensures the overall safety, quality and production requirements of the crew are met.
- Obtains written or oral permission from property owners to trim or remove trees or perform other work on property.
- Arranges with customer or property owner to obtain access, advises of interruption, explains work to be done, etc.
- Promotes and maintains good customer and public relations through the effective accomplishment of assigned work and the appropriate behavior of employees on the crew.
- Safeguards employees and the public from hazards in and around work area.
- Sets up barriers, warning signs, flags, markers, etc. to protect employees and public.
- Trains new personnel.
- Keeps informed on new equipment, specifications, standard practices, operating procedures, and customer and company employee relations policies and practices.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Possesses working knowledge and be able to identify tree and shrub species.
- Familiar with electrical hazards.
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Upon offer, employees may be required to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background, and/or MVR check.
- Driver's license required.
- Commercial Driver License (CDL) preferred.
- Must have transportation to and from the show up location.
- RARE (less than 10%): sitting, kneeling, crawling, color vision, climbing stairs.
- OCCASIONAL (up to 33%): stooping, squatting, climbing on/off truck, reading, pushing, climbing ladders, lifting up to 50 lbs.
- FREQUENT (up to 66%): walking, body twisting, manual dexterity, speaking clearly, hearing-speech range, lifting, carrying, pulling, balancing, lifting up to 10 lbs.
- CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): standing, sense of touch, seeing distant, climbing, gripping, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., seeing, reaching, range of motion, depth perception.
- Work in all temperatures and will be exposed to nature i.e., irritating plants and biting or stinging insects.
- Works near energized parts or equipment.
- Exposed to traffic.
- Works around excessive noise from machines, jackhammers, gas drills and other equipment with proper hearing protection.
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