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Arboretum Arborist Ground Person

Employer
Bartlett Tree Experts
Location
Lake Wylie, South Carolina, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 23, 2021

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Forestry
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
What are you looking for in an arboricultural career? Do you want to make a lasting impact? Gain an expertise via access to breakthrough research and development? Or would you like to advance as far as your hard work and ambitions will take you? Bartlett Tree Experts offers all of that - and more. As the oldest, largest, and premier scientific tree and shrub care company in the world, our people thrive in a safety-first, entrepreneurial, promote-from-within environment. Join our family-owned company - and make our next success story your own.

At the heart of the company's success, you'll find our 350-acre Arboretum, Research Laboratory, Diagnostic Clinic, and Conference Center in Charlotte, NC. These facilities offer our people unrivaled training and development. Our client services, spanning multiple disciplines and drawing on both professional and field skills, are enriched by the application of science to tree care and management.

We offer competitive compensation, as well as:
  • A safety-first culture and professional workplace
  • Advancement opportunities - we promote from within
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Industry credential/license pay increases
  • Company-paid uniforms, PPE, gear, and equipment
  • Boot reimbursement up to $150
  • Access to training, continuing education programs, and a variety of resources provided by the Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratories

To find out more about what life is like at Bartlett, check us out on Instagram @LifeatBartlett.

  • Assists with the implementation of site specific work zone safety procedures
  • Assists climbers and crew leaders working on the ground and aloft
  • Ability to perform strenuous manual labor and work in all weather conditions and seasons
  • Safely operates and maintains chippers, chainsaws, mowers, and all other equipment
  • Assists with driving, backing, dumping, and parking duties
  • Learns and demonstrates high safety standards, sound tree risk assessment skills, equipment inspection skills, proper pruning and rigging skills, and implementation of tree felling procedures
  • Responsible for carrying out other duties as assigned by the Arboretum Maintenance Supervisor, Arboretum Curator, or other designated supervisor

  • Interest in working outdoors year round performing manual labor in all weather conditions
  • Valid driver's license and clean MVR
  • Prior tree care, landscaping, forestry, or horticulture experience is preferred but not required


The F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.

Research Lab
NC
Research
4/27/2021
Regular Full-Time

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