Job Summary
Are you tired of looking for “just another job” and ready to build a lasting career? Since 1955, Cagwin & Dorward has been a leader in creating and maintaining beautiful landscapes and providing customers with exceptional service.
We believe exceptional service begins with hiring and retaining the very best employees, promoting from within, and cultivating a family-like atmosphere throughout all branches of the company. We are looking for hardworking, dedicated, and customer-centric people to join our team!
POSITION SUMMARY: Assist crew members in daily tree care operations. Clean-up operations and any necessary assistance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To successfully fulfill this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions required for this job.
- Assist Trimmers and Foreman when needed.
- Control lowering ropes and supply tools for tree workers.
- Control road and sidewalk traffic as needed, using warning devices.
- Drive tree care equipment, spray truck and tow chipper.
- Proper job site cleanup.
- Provide quality customer service.
- Maintain, prepare, and use tools and equipment (hand tools, chainsaws, and chippers).
- Learn and understand proper pruning and removal methods and procedure for trees and shrubs.
- Comprehend and apply the Employee Safety Requirements.
- Understand and perform first aid.
- Learn to operate a standard truck and tow chipper.
- Learn to understand the safe use of equipment.
- Learn to cut, chip and load brush and wood.
- Learn to rake and clean-up work area.
- Learn to prune trees or shrubs from the ground.
- Learn to tie and use the basic tree care knots.
- Learn to use protective equipment as required by Cagwin & Dorward.
- Act responsibly in emergency situations.
- Able to work five consecutive 8-hour days as scheduled. Available to work overtime at the request of management.
Job Requirements
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION'S ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and up to 50 lbs. of force frequently and up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects.
- Ability to stand and walk around the work site.
- Ability to reach (extending arms, hands, and fingers) and handle (holding and grasping tools, limbs, etc.) and twist.
- Makes frequent movements with the left and right hand, wrist, ankle, and knee.
- Ability to twist/turn/bend the trunk of the body frequently.
WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING THIS POSITION'S ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Outdoor physical labor in temperatures ranging from cold 20° to heat of 100°+ and exposure to light rain.
- Exposure to dust, pollen, chemicals, noise, and pollutants related to the landscape industry (fertilizer, pesticide, etc.)
- Machinery/equipment noise, traffic and hazards related to the landscape industry in a busy commercial environment.
