Arboriculture Ground Operative Location: St Helens
50 per hour
Contract type: Permanent, Full time
Mon-Fri 7:30am to 4:00pm
At idverde, we provide a range of Arboricultural Operations including tree removals, crown thinning/reductions/lifting, deadwooding and tree planting, as well as ongoing tree maintenance. We are now looking for a talented and experienced Arborist Ground Operative to join our team in St Helens. Your main duties will include tree felling, pruning, stump grinding and more.
This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career and be part of a dynamic, forwarding-thinking team. You will need to have a keen focus on safe working practice, care and maintenance of arboricultural plants, vehicles and equipment and a passion for high quality tree care, with a can-do attitude.
Excellent understanding of arboriculture and the ability to undertake operations safely and competently.
CS30 / NPTC Unit 201 (City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross-cutting), CS31 / NPTC Unit 202 (City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate of Competence in Felling Small Trees up to 380mm) and CS32 / NPTC Unit 304 (Competence in Felling, Assisted Felling and Processing Medium Trees). Woodchipper and Pole Saw / Pruner training would also be beneficial.
Full UK Driving License
At idverde no two projects are ever the same, ranging from contracted maintenance to commercial arboriculture work. We offer career advancement and development opportunities through our bespoke apprenticeship programmes, our extensive in-house training academy, and coaching and mentorship.
Contribute to projects that make a real difference in the community and environment.
We recognise and reward your hard work with our wide-ranging benefits package designed to prioritise your wellbeing, support life choices, and help in both good and challenging times.
21 days holiday plus bank holidays.
~ Enhanced maternity and shared parental leave.
~ Discounts on retail, holidays, gym memberships, and more.
~ Colleague of the month and annual awards.
~ We are Europe's largest provider of grounds maintenance services and landscape creation, in the UK alone we're a community of over 3,000 passionate colleagues shaping the future of the green industry.