Tree Trimmer​/Pruner RS District

Overview

General Statement of Job The Tree Trimmer/Prunner helps keep parks and recreational areas safe and attractive by trimming trees and ensuring they stay healthy. This work prevents hazards, improves the appearance of the spaces, and supports the department’s goal of providing safe, enjoyable outdoor areas for the community. The Tree Trimmer/Prunner does semiskilled work using motorized equipment to trim and care for trees.

This includes regular pruning to keep trees healthy and safe. The job also involves other related tasks as needed. Work is done with regular supervision.

• Identify tree species and check their health by pruning, trimming, and shaping trees to improve their health, appearance, and safety.
• Safely remove trees, when necessary, by using proper techniques to avoid damage.
• Apply fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals to protect trees from insects, blights, and parasites, and use injections or sprays to prevent disease.
• Maintain pruning tools, chainsaws, and safety equipment by keeping them in good working order, cleaning, and inspecting them regularly.
• Follow safety rules and wear protective gear while working with equipment or performing pruning, trimming, and removal tasks.
• Use tree care practices that support environmental sustainability and promote the long-term health of trees in urban and rural areas.

Related tasks

• Stimulate tree growth and help seal wounds using proper chemicals and pruning methods.
• Diagnose tree diseases, injuries, and stress factors to determine needed treatments.
• Follow hazard reduction procedures to ensure safety during tree care tasks.
• Write reports and keep records and logs of work performed.
• Perform other related tasks as needed.

Knowledge of:

• Basic understanding of tree care and pruning techniques.
• Familiarity with different types of trees and their growth patterns.
• Knowledge of safety procedures when working with motorized equipment.
• Awareness of environmental factors that affect tree health.
• Knowledge of operation of aerial lift truck, brush chipper, stump grinder, hydraulic, and gasoline engine power tools such as chain saws, circular saws, pruners, and non-power tree maintenance tools.

Skilled in:

• Proficient in operating aerial lift trucks, brush chippers, stump grinders, and various hydraulic and gasoline-powered tools, including chainsaws, circular saws, and pruners.
• Attention to detail to ensure proper pruning and tree care.

Ability to:

• Operate aerial lift trucks and other heavy machinery in a safe and efficient manner.
• Safely trim, cut, and prune trees using both powered and non-powered tools.
• Perform tree maintenance tasks with attention to detail while maintaining safety standards.
• Assess tree health and identify potential hazards.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience operating aerial lift truck
• Tree Trimming experience in a professional capacity
• Tree trimming certification.

Final offer and employment are contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer, pre-employment screening items:

• Criminal Background Check
• Employment Verification
• Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) Check
• Physical
• Drug and Alcohol Screen

• Possession of valid State of Florida Class “B” CDL driver’s license with no more than six (6) points in a three (3) year period.
• Abstained from the use of cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products for at least one year prior to their date of hire and shall abstain from the use of tobacco products at all times during the period of their employment with the City while both on and off duty.

The City of Boca Raton is an , Inclusive, Veteran’s Preference Employer and Drug Free Workplace. It is the policy of the City of Boca Raton to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status or…