GROUNDPERSON - ATE
Company: Utilities Service Co Inc
Location: Lawndale
Posted on: October 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Title: Groundperson*We are hiring Entry-level and Skilled
Groundperson On-the-job training is provided. The perfect
opportunity to build a career in the Line Clearance industry. If
you enjoy the great outdoors, this position is tailor-made for
you.*Our team is on the lookout for bold individuals who love to
work in all-weather elements. Wind, rain, sunshine, or snow - we
tackle them all! If you want to experience the world from a tree's
perspective, this is the job for you. Our crews trim, top, and
reshape trees to remove low-hanging, dead, and excess branches,
providing clearance for utility powerlines.Are you a real go-getter
looking for an amazing opportunity with a nationwide full-service
utility contractor offering competitive wages and incredible
benefits? Keep reading because this job might be for you!Since
1928, Asplundh has been dedicated to safe, efficient, and
innovative line clearance services for the utility industry.
Reliable, uninterrupted power is an important service provided by
the world's electrical utilities and Asplundh has the expertise to
help keep the power flowing. Diversification over the years has
opened up vegetation management services to other specialized
markets such as municipalities, railroads, pipelines, helicopter
vegetation services, and departments of transportation.A
family-owned and operated corporation headquartered near
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Asplundh has grown to employ over
36,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand.Job Type:Full-Time +,
Non-ExemptPay:Competitive, HourlyBenefits:Company Sponsored
Retirement PlanHealth Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)Employee
Assistance ProgramLife, long-term/short-term disability
insuranceEssential Functions & Responsibilities:Operate chainsaw to
cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees.Drag, gather, and feed
brush into a woodchipper.Services vehicles and equipment,
maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical
order.Minimum Qualifications:Must be 18 years-of-age or
older.Education & Experience:High School Diploma or equivalent
preferred.Entry-level position, no experience required.Previous
experience a plus.Pre-Screen:Upon offer, employees may be required
to subject and pass a pre-employment drug screen, background and/or
MVR check.License & Certifications:Driver's License Preferred, but
not required.Physical Requirements:RARE (less than 10%): Sitting,
Crawling, Climbing Poles, Color Vision, Climbing Ladders, Climbing
StairsOCCASIONAL (up to 33%): stooping, kneeling squatting, body
twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off the truck, gripping,
lifting over 10 lbs to 50 lbs., reaching, lifting, carrying,
pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, balancing, lifting over 50
lbs.FREQUENT (up to 66%): standing, walking, manual dexterity,
seeing distant, seeing, reading, range of motion, hearing-speech
range, depth perception, climbing stairs, lifting up to 10
lbs.CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): Sense of Touch, Gripping, Seeing,
Carrying, PullingSafety:Due to the inherently dangerous nature of
the industry and requirements to work with or around hazardous
equipment, employees must have sufficient eyesight to judge
distance/coordination of equipment and tools, be able to maintain
attention and concentration for extended periods of time, be able
to withstand exposure to all kinds of weather while completing work
assignments, be able to wear personal protective equipment as
necessary, be able to enter and exit a vehicle numerous times a
day, have the endurance necessary to traverse various terrain, be
capable of performing job duties throughout a standard 8- or
10-hour day, be able to communicate with others, read, write, and
comprehend written/verbal job instructions and information, and
communicate & handle confrontations professionally.Works around
hazardous equipment.Works around excessive noise from machines,
chain saws, and woodchippers, with hearing protection.Works in all
temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, i.e.,
irritating plants, biting, or stinging insects, dust, etc.Works on
unlevel ground.Works around falling limbs with protection.About
Us:As a full-service utility contractor Asplundh performs tree
pruning and removals, right-of-way clearing and maintenance,
vegetation management with herbicides and emergency storm work and
logistical support. Asplundh is the parent company of Asplundh
Infrastructure Group whose subsidiaries provide overhead and
underground line construction, planning and design, meter reading
and AMR/AMI installation, electrical testing, and street
lighting/traffic signal services. Asplundh also operates Rotor
Blade Airborne Utilities Management, overhead electric
distribution, and transmission lines using MD 500
helicopters.Individuals must be able to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without a reasonable
accommodation. Individuals with a disability who desire a
reasonable accommodation should contact the ADA Coordinator at
1-800-248-8733, ext. 1339.An Equal Opportunity Employer.
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