Arborist

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:
**Education**:

- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
**Work site environment**:

- Dangerous
- Odours
- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
**Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Landscape contractor
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Tree removal
- Supervise helpers
- Set and sharpen all types of saws
- Prune trees
- Produce reports
- Help tradespersons, apprentices and other workers as directed
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants
- Prepare reports
- Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Arboriculturists Trade Certification
**Type of heavy equipment operated**:

- Loader
**Landscaping experience**:

- Residential projects
- Commercial and/or industrial construction
- Park and recreation sites
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Lift truck
- Chain saw
**Specialization or experience**:

- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
**Area of specialization**:

- Plant knowledge and identification
- Horticulture
- Tree service
**Security and safety**:

- Driving record check (abstract)
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Rain gear
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
**Experience**:

- 1 year to less than 2 years