arborist
- Nisku, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Overview
Languages
English
Education
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
Tasks
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Area of specialization
Transportation/travel information
Health benefits
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
5 years or more
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- Dangerous
- At heights
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
- Various locations
Tasks
- Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
- Survey and assess designated sites
- Prepare contracts and tenders
- Apply fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and other lawn care products
- Apply various treatments such as pruning, spraying, repairing damaged areas and injecting with treatment solutions
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
- Operate chainsaw to fell, delimb and buck trees
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Arboriculturists Trade Certification
Area of specialization
- Plant knowledge and identification
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Stocks/shares
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prune, treat, plant, move, assess, and remove trees and shrubs, including operating a chainsaw to fell, delimb, and buck trees. Survey designated sites, diagnose plant problems and diseases, and prepare contracts and tenders.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school graduation certificate, at least five years of experience, and an Arboriculturist Trade Certification. A valid driver's licence is required, along with plant identification knowledge and the ability to perform physically demanding work in hazardous outdoor conditions.
Skills
- Tree Pruning
- Site Assessment
- Contract and Tender Preparation
- Fertilizer and Pesticide Application
- Tree Diagnosis
- Tree Planting and Transplanting
- Tree Removal
- Chainsaw Operation
- Tree Felling
- Plant Identification
- Client Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Organization
- Reliability
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Dental Plan
- Disability Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Vision Care Benefits
- Group Insurance Benefits
- Stocks/Shares
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Agriculture
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Arborist
- Arboriculturist Trade Certification
- Tree Pruning
- Crown Cleaning
- Thinning
- Crown Raising
- Crown Reduction
- Restoration Pruning
- Espalier Pruning
- Vista Pruning
- Site Assessment
- Contracts and Tenders
- Fertilizers
- Fungicides
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
- Tree Diagnosis
- Plant Identification
- Tree Planting
- Tree Transplanting
- Tree Removal
- Chainsaw Operation
- Tree Felling
- Valid Driver's Licence
- Hazardous Work
- Outdoor Work