Forestry Maintenance Worker

Description

HIRING RANGE: $18.00 - $21.90 Hourly

FULL SALARY RANGE: $18.00 - $25.93 Hourly

THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME ONCE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

With over 100,000 residents, the City of Allen is a dynamic and welcoming community. The City of Allen's strong economy, diverse population, great educational institutions and quality of life makes it the ideal place to work, live, and play. The City of Allen has something to offer for everyone.

The City's Mission, is "To achieve excellence in managing development of the community and in providing city services so that conditions of living and public confidence are continually enhanced".

Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the PRIDE values. We do "Work that MATTERS!"

• People First- Giving priority to others
• Respect- Treating others with courtesy and dignity
• Integrity- Serving with honesty, trust and hard work
• Deliver- Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
• Excel- Creating an innovative and improving work environment

The purpose of this position is to provide maintenance for the City's forests and trees, and to support the parks, greenbelts, landscape, golf course and city facilities. This is accomplished by performing tree care operations such as tree pruning, tree removal, cleanup and disposal of debris; operation of heavy equipment (including but not limited to tractors, trucks, aerial lifts, tree spades, and industrial wood chippers);

operation of power equipment (including but not limited to chain saws, stump grinders, power‑pruners, hedge trimmers, blowers, and tillers), as well as use of ladders and hand tools. Additional duties include landscaping operations such as blowing leaves off trails, mulching flower beds and trees, emptying trash on greenbelt trails and removing mud and debris from trails when necessary. Other duties may include planting trees and annuals, documenting work completed and interfacing with other City employees and citizens.

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position‑specific duties.

• Performs tree care and maintenance by performing corrective pruning and general pruning as required, planting and removing of trees, identifying and assessing for diseases and defects of trees located in parks and on public grounds.
• Operates and maintains potentially hazardous equipment, including chainsaws, to trim and remove trees; ensures equipment and machinery is operating safely and properly by performing preventative maintenance, identifying problems with equipment, replacing faulty or problematic parts and repairing equipment as needed.
• Assists with landscape installations and maintenance by tilling beds and installing edging for color beds; assists with tractor operations for installations of new trees and completing work orders.
• Educates citizens and other employees about field and park conditions by replying to questions and inquiries and directing citizens to the appropriate departments.

Formal Education / Knowledge

Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or GED.

Experience

One year of relevant experience trimming and pruning trees, and general maintenance of trees. Preference for rigging and climbing knowledge and felling of trees.

Certification and Other Requirements

Valid Class C Drivers License.

Overall Physical Strength Demands

Heavy
- Exerting 50-100 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10-20 lbs. constantly.

Reading

Basic - Ability to recognize meaning of common two- or three-syllable words. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in elementary school up to high school. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.

Math

Basic - Ability to perform the four…