Bawden Tree Care is on the hunt for an experienced and qualified tree climber to join the team. We'd love to meet those capable of utilising a variety of aerial lift equipment and guiding a team to perform tree pruning, dead wooding, cable-bracing, and tree removal.
Candidates looking for a tree climber job should be enthusiastic, highly motivated, passionate and feel comfortable working in adverse weather conditions.
This position is based at our Amesbury office in South Wiltshire. The job will require working within a 2-or-3-man team on projects that vary in both size, nature and location. This role will involve travelling and, very occasionally, staying away for short periods.
This role will involve:
Ensuring that specifications are properly translated into completed physical work.
Supporting the supervisor and wider management team.
Organising, overseeing and implementing new planned and reactive remedial works, including tree planting.
Promoting and participating in our Health and Safety Procedures.
Promoting and participating in our Quality Assurance System.
Providing advice and guidance of an arboricultural nature to clients.
Undertaking other duties as necessary to supplement or balance the services provided.
Maintaining and developing relationships with existing and new clients, and suppliers.
Essential Requirements
Be highly motivated and able to work an extremely high standard of both safety and quality
Proven track record of success in a similar role.
NPTC Units: CS 30, 31, 38, & 39.
Full driving licence - category BE
Be willing to work as part of a team.
A focus on safe working practice.
Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Qualities
NPTC Units: CS 32, 40, & 41.
Pre-1997 licence or trailer licence - C1E.
MEWP competency (IPAF or NPTC).
Plant and machinery certificates; for example, wood-chipper and stump-grinder.
Chapter 8 - New Roads & Street Works Act Certificate.
Benefits
Career development opportunities.
28 days' paid holiday, including public holidays.
Regular employee reviews.
Annual training plans.
Company pension.
Full personal protective equipment and climbing equipment is provided.
Full training provided.
Staff uniform.
About Us
Bawden Tree Care is part of privately-owned Bawden Contracting Services Ltd. We deliver tree care and arboricultural services to a wide range of customers, typically including private domestic clients, the Ministry of Defence, parishes, town and borough councils, country estates and commercial business parks.
Our customers provide a varied source of interesting and exciting tree work on regular basis. As well as providing traditional tree surgery, the business is also focused on delivering related environmental and ecological services to customers, so any interest or experience in this sphere of the industry would be a distinct advantage.
We maintain Arboricultural Association 'Approved Contractor' accreditation, and we are OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 accredited.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £32,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: BTC 10/25