Utility Tree Worker / Utility Arborist Trainee - Winnipeg, MB
$27 - $34 per hour

Lucas Tree Experts, a leader in the tree care industry, is looking for motivated individuals to join our team as a Utility Tree Worker / Utility Arborist Trainee. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with some experience in the Utility or Forestry fields and looking to grow into a Utility Tree Trimmer. A Class 5i License and reliable transportation is required.

UTW positions will require verification of experience through a mixture of documentation, log books, and observation/verifications with qualified personnel.

Why Lucas Tree Experts? Lucas Tree Experts is a leading vegetation management company with over 100 years of experience specializing in utility, municipal, and right-of-way services. Lucas Tree doesn't just offer a job, but a career with advancement opportunities.

Meaningful work: Professionals at Lucas Tree Experts contribute to public safety and utility reliability through sustainable vegetation management. Safety-first culture: Our crews maintain high standards, multiple certifications, and best in class equipment to protect our crews while delivering high quality work. Advancement: Lucas Tree Experts will not only pay for your licensing and certifications to advance your career in the Tree Industry, but they will also provide wage increases for each that is obtained along the way.

• Free on-the-job training
• Strong safety-first culture
• Advancement opportunities
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP with company match
• Work outdoors and gain independence

This is a full time, year-round, outdoor, physical labor opportunity. Duties: manual removal of vegetation from work areas, safely operating various forestry equipment (woodchipper, hydraulic equipment, chainsaws) and performing line clearance, pruning, and removals.

REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to work 45 hours weekly.

Must be 18 years of age with a High School Diploma/GED/or equivalent.

Must have a current and valid class 5i driver’s license with reliable transportation.

Must be able to work outside in various types of weather.

Must be physically able to perform the requirements of the position (i.e., walk on uneven grounds, carry 75 lbs.)

Must be willing to work at varying heights up to 75 feet.

Must be willing and able to learn how to run a bucket truck & operate equipment safely.
Must be willing and able to obtain a Class 3 license.
Must be able to obtain First Aid and WHIMIS Certifications
Must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain licenses & certifications as required by the position in order to grow your career.

All offers are contingent on successful completion of a post offer physical & drug screen as well as a criminal background check and motor vehicle abstract.

Successful professionals at Lucas Tree Experts have come from a variety of backgrounds, including Utility Line Clearance, Integrated Vegetation Management, Arboriculture, Field Operations Management, Supervisor, Environmental Studies, Horticulture, Arborist, Forestry, Off-Road, Natural Resource Management, Storm Restoration, and Landscape Maintenance.

Lucas Tree Experts offers paid, hands-on, on-the-job training, paid educational courses for advancement in the industry. We also offer safety and bonus incentive programs as well as a complete benefits package.

Come work for a company that offers advancement opportunities and a great quality of work life!

• Please Note: Correspondence will be primarily via e-mail. Please provide us with a working e-mail on your application. If you don't hear from Lucas Tree within a day, please check your spam folder.