Arborist

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 to 45 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- At heights
- Noisy
- Outdoors
- All weather conditions
- Dusty
- Heavy equipment
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- Forestry and logging
- Equipment operation
**Tasks**:

- Read and interpret blueprints
- Examine trees and shrubs to diagnose problems and disease
- Plant and move trees
- Tree removal
- Operate heavy equipment
- Maintain equipment
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification
**Type of heavy equipment operated**:

- Backhoe excavator, loader
- Bobcats
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Chippers
- Chipping machine
- Chain saw
**Additional sector experience**:

- Forestry
**Area of work experience**:

- Stumping
**Area of specialization**:

- Tree service
**Security and safety**:

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

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

- Ability to work independently
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Punctuality
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Health benefits**:

- Health care plan