Wright Tree Service

General

• Provide support and coaching to the crew to achieve production goals
• Identify safety hazards and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, approved work methods, customer requirements, and OSHA regulations
• Allocate and prioritize crew tasks under the direction of the General Foreperson
• Conduct safety training, pre-job briefings, crew assignments, and employee coaching
• Apply herbicides to stumps and brush using applicable equipment and maintain application records
• Obtain property-owner permission for tree trimming, removal, and herbicide application; coordinate access and explain planned work
• Trim, remove, and fell trees using climbing equipment and ground tools near energized power lines
• Conduct pre-inspections of work areas and identify hazards
• Load vehicles and equipment with manageable limbs and logs
• Repair minor property damage and escalate issues to the General Foreperson
• Maintain customer and public relations through effective work and professional crew behavior
• Maintain production records, timesheets, work orders, crew assignments, manhours, and cost-control information
• Interpret utility maps, drawings, symbols, power-line types, voltages, and line equipment to support daily work assignments
• Set up warning signs, barriers, flags, hand signals, traffic control devices, and direct traffic
• Stage and clean up tools and equipment; maintain an orderly work area
• Inspect vehicles and equipment and perform routine maintenance; report specialized maintenance needs
• Coordinate crew response during emergencies and natural disasters, including travel outside the regular work location
• Drive and operate assigned vehicles and equipment, including vehicles towing chippers or other trailing units
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance and comply with applicable laws and company policies

Crew Leader

• Prune, remove, and fell trees, limbs, and shrubs away from power lines
• Load vehicles and equipment with manageable limbs and logs
• Use climbing equipment, powered trimmer lift trucks, safety belts, climbing lines, ladders, saws, and pruners
• Cut branches and trunk sections aloft and lower them using rigging lines
• Fell trees or spars and split them into manageable pieces
• Work near energized power lines under qualified supervision and potentially supervise non-qualified employees after meeting prerequisites
• Apply herbicides and growth regulators and maintain application records
• Educate less experienced employees on company policies, safety practices, approved work methods, and OSHA regulations
• Repair minor job-site property damage and escalate issues to General Forepersons
• Feed brush and debris into woodchippers
• Set up traffic-control signs, barriers, flags, and signals; direct traffic
• Cooperate with property owners, customers, and emergency personnel
• Inspect and perform routine maintenance on vehicles, equipment, and tools
• Report specialized maintenance or equipment needs to General Forepersons
• Drive and operate assigned vehicles and equipment
• Remain on duty and travel outside the regular work location during emergencies or natural disasters
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance and comply with company policies and applicable laws

Tree Trimmer

• Prune, remove, and fell trees, limbs, and shrubs away from power lines
• Load vehicles and equipment with manageable limbs and logs
• Use climbing equipment, lift trucks, safety belts, climbing lines, ladders, saws, pruners, and rigging lines
• Cut and lower branches or trunk sections from aloft
• Fell trees or spars and split them into manageable pieces
• Work near energized power lines while directly supervising non-qualified employees
• Apply herbicides with growth regulators and maintain application records
• Educate less experienced employees on company policies, safety practices, approved work methods, and OSHA regulations
• Repair minor job-site property damage and escalate issues to the General Foreperson
• Feed brush and debris into a woodchipper
• Set up warning signs, barriers, flags, hand signals, and traffic-control devices
• Cooperate with property owners, customers, and emergency personnel
• Inspect and perform routine maintenance on vehicles, equipment, and tools
• Report specialized maintenance needs to the General Foreperson
• Respond to emergencies and natural disasters for the duration of the event when required
• Drive and operate assigned vehicles and equipment
• Assist with obtaining written property-owner permission
• Promote positive customer, public, and employee relations
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance

Crew Leader

Tree Trimmer

Tree Trimmer, Top Climber