Groundperson - ATE
Company: Utilities Service Co Inc
Location: Anderson
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Groundperson
The groundperson is responsible for gathering and feeding brush &
debris into a woodchipper, scanning areas from trip and fall
hazards, ensuring other workers stay out of the path of travel.
This position is also responsible for maintaining equipment and
materials.
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 to 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
33,000 service professionals throughout the United States, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand.
Job Type : Full-Time +, Non-Exempt
Pay : Competitive, Hourly
Benefits:
Company Sponsored Retirement Plan
Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
Employee Assistance Program
Life, long-term/short-term disability insurances
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Operate chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
Drag, gather, and feed brush into wood chipper.
Services vehicles and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean,
and specified mechanical order.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education & Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Entry-level position, no experience required.
Previous experience a plus.
Pre-Screen
License & Certifications:
Physical Requirements:
RARE (less than 10%): Sitting, Crawling, Climbing Poles, Color
Vision, Climbing Ladders, Climbing Stairs
OCCASSIONAL (up to 33%): stooping, kneeling squatting, body
twisting, sense of touch, climbing on/off 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, Pulling
Safety
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 wood
chippers, 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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