Arboriculture Technician​/Arborist - R14229

About Our Job

This job involves daily tree trimming and maintenance of trees throughout the County’s right-of-way, Parks and Facilities as required.

• Performs tree trimming work in a professional manner. This work will be done in a team environment utilizing aerial bucket trucks and urban forestry rope and saddle equipment.
• Work will include trimming and pruning trees to maintain a dominant leader (one main trunk) by reducing the length of tree competing leaders or removing competing leaders completely as required.
• Provide reduction cuts to tree branches in street tree inventory ensuring lowest branches are reduced for safety and health of the trees.
• Prune tree branches to prevent limbs from growing larger than half the truck diameter.
• Conducts tree pruning as needed on county owned property for risk reduction and clearance. May be required to remove large trees on County properties as needed.
• Performing pesticide applications to all urban street trees within County rights of ways up to (3) times a year.
• Performs hand spreading of fertilizes to trees that are confined in areas that are not accessible by motorized vehicles.
• Conducts small tree removal when necessary.
• Responds to customer complaints relating to right of way line of site issues or roadway blockage concerns.
• Completes and submits work orders relating to work performed in a timely and professional manor.
• Responds to emergency situations as required.
• Maintains equipment and vehicles as assigned.

Work Hours:

6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Minimum Qualifications: A High School Diploma or equivalent and one-year experience in tree care maintenance, landscaping, or natural lands management. Must possessa Driver's License. Also, must obtain a passing score on “Green Industries Best Management Practices" for fertilizer application with six (6) months form date of hire.

• Operating and maintaining small power and hand-held equipment
• Operating bucket trucks, chippers, and other large equipment
• Working at various heights and in hot humid conditions
• Directing traffic on high volume roadways
• Working independently and in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications: One (1) year tree pruning experience and Florida Department of Transportation “Temporary Traffic Control certification” Intermediate Level. Must also obtain a state of Florida pesticide applicator’s license (Right-of Way) within one-year (1) year from date of hire.

• Knowledge and application or modern tree care practices.
• Ability to use forestry equipment for tree access and debris removal. (Aerial Lifts, rope and saddle, chippers, stump grinder).
• Ability to use and maintain various types of small two cycle equipment.
• Knowledge of safe work practices and maintenance of traffic.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Knowledge of tree identification, tree physiologyand tree pests and pathogens.

• Employee is expected to lift logs and brush more than 75 pounds to feed brush chipper for up to six (6) hours per day.
• Employee must be able to hoist/pull body weight while using rope and saddle for climbing.
• Employee is expected to use various chain saws and hand tools for up to six (6) hours per day.
• Employee works in high, precarious places, around fumes or air-borne particles, in outdoor weather conditions (cold/hot), with dangerous equipment.

This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

Pay: $16.76 - $20.44

This Posting is currently Open Until Filled