Roads Maintainer

Roads Maintainer (Arborist)

**Job Number**:2746

**Job Type**: Full-Time
**Location**: 100 Maple Grove Rd - Regional Operations Centre
**Job Category**: Transportation
**Number of Positions**:1
**Department**: Horticulture and Forestry
**Division**: Transportation Services
**Hours of Work**: 40
**Union**: CUPE 1656
**Grade**: CUPE 1656 Grade 007S Skilled Trades
**Salary Range**: $39.05**
- **Note: As per the collective agreement, probationary employees will receive 5% less than the regular permanent rate of the classification they are employed in, until the completion of four (4) months continuous service or eighty (80) actual days worked, whichever is the greater. They will then commence receiving the regular permanent rate.

**About Us**

The Region of Waterloo is a thriving, diverse community committed to fostering opportunities for current and future generations. Waterloo Region is part of the Dish with One Spoon wampum, a treaty guiding our commitment to:

- Taking only what we need
- Leaving some for others
- Keeping the dish clean
- This agreement underpins our vision, mission, and core value, and reinforces our dedication to meaningful reconciliation and equity.
- Waterloo Region is home to over 674,000 residents and expected to grow to nearly one million by 2051.
- Guided by our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan, “Growing with Care,” we prioritize homes for all, climate aligned growth, equitable services and opportunities and a resilient and future ready organization. Our mission is to provide essential services that enhance the quality of life for all residents, while our core value emphasizes caring for people and the land we share. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in our community.

**The Role**
- Performs year-round care and maintenance activities for trees and woody plants, including climbing, pruning, and removing trees from the ground and aloft, and performing treatments to support optimal tree health. When conditions require, may perform snow plowing, ice control duties, and general road maintenance duties on roads, bridges, and roadsides.**Duties/Responsibilities**
- Organizes daily work per work orders and established schedule.
- Operates utility vehicles with ancillary equipment/devices, and portable equipment for tree removal and maintenance (e.g., aerial devices, ropes, chainsaws, chippers, pole pruners) as part of a 4-5 person crew.
- Performs removal and maintenance activities for trees and woody plants on regional properties and along the regional roadway (e.g., climbing, pruning, trimming). Plans, sets up, and secures work sites. Performs tree maintenance operations using acceptable and current arboriculture practices and methods. Follows all health and safety requirements and industry standards.
- Assesses, inspects, and identifies tree species and condition. Provides treatments to support optimal tree health including to tree wounds/defects/diseases, control pests, and enhance soil (e.g., mulching, watering, aerating, fertilizing). Documents detailed tree condition assessments and treatments.
- Performs daily vehicle/equipment maintenance circle checks and completes inspection checklists. Performs preventive cleaning and maintenance (e.g., equipment), and troubleshoots and performs minor repairs/ replacements, as required. Refers other servicing needs to lead hand and corporate Fleet, and repairs to supervisor.
- Loads and unloads equipment and supplies manually, including with help from others or with assistive devices. Cuts wood and removes, loads, and unloads wood pieces, branches, and debris from sites.
- Records work orders, timesheets, hours of service, and other documentation in computerized systems.
- Requisitions day-to-day supplies through stockroom. Has a p-card, as needed. Notifies lead hand or supervisor regarding other equipment and material needs.
- Selects traffic protection plans and performs traffic control per Ministry standards and regulations.
- Maintains shop, storage areas, equipment, vehicles, hand and power tools in a safe, clean, orderly manner, per policies and procedures. Reports unsafe or damaged equipment to supervisor immediately.
- Provides feedback for the development of new equipment specifications as it relates to field suitability and fine-tuning equipment for effective, safe operation.
- Exchanges information with contractors supplying equipment and other staff.
- Responds to general questions from the public.
- Backs up Lead Hand positions, as required.
- When conditions require, may perform snow plowing, ice control duties, and general road maintenance duties on roads, bridges, and roadsides.
- Performs related duties, including in other work units in the Section, as assigned.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Knowledge and skill in arboriculture practices, including tree identification, care, techniques, and specialized equipment, acquired through a grade 12 education plus Journeyperson status as an A