Arborist

| Glendale

Location: Barnet

Salary: £24k – £40k

Full Time: Permanent

Closing Date: Ongoing

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Job Description

The Opportunity

• Permanent contract with the opportunity to build and develop a career over the long term as we are keen to build team resilience.
• Good opportunities for overtime earnings.
• Ongoing refresher training
• Tailored training and development programmes

A Glimpse of the Role

Reporting to the Team Leader, the post holder’s key responsibility shall be climbing arboricultural duties, including tree pruning, dismantling and felling.

Day-to-day tasks include:

Off-ground arboricultural skills: branch removal with power saws and hand tools as required, the ability to perform aerial rescue;

On-ground arboricultural skills: tree felling with power saws and hand tools, brushwood chipping, traffic management, respect for Health and Safety, work site organisation;

Assist colleagues in their work, for example the complex breakdown of a tree’s crown and the dismantling of the stem;

Undertake basic arboriculture operations with appropriate regard for third party property, for example taking due care and attention when working adjacent to walls, fences, greenhouses, shed roofs etc;

Undertake activities utilising underpinning knowledge, for example interpretation of plans, site preparation and management;

Operate a range of machinery, including power tools and light plant such as stump grinding or brushwood chipping machinery;

Drive company vehicles as required;

Ensure that the principles of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 are adhered to at all times, for personal safety and that of colleagues and the general public;

Carry out routine maintenance.

A skilled Arborist would be required to demonstrate that they have had received adequate training and had obtained a relevant certificate or national competence award to use a saw in a tree, and to demonstrate a sound understanding of the arboricultural business. The arborist will be able to produce certificates of competence in relevant subjects, as issued by the NPTC, or other such bodies. A sample of suitable NPTC units is given below:

01 Climb Trees

02 Perform Aerial Rescue

CS30 Maintain and Operate a Chainsaw

CS31 Fell Small Trees

CS39 Use a Chainsaw from a Rope and Harness

CS40 Carry out Pruning Operations

CS41 Undertake Sectional Felling

CS47 Use of Chainsaw from a MEWP

First Aid Appointed Person

Risk Assessment

Roads and Street Works Act Units 1 & 2

The Qualified Person

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate a high level of knowledge and experience of Arboriculture, ideally associated within the industry.

A high level of initiative and forward thinking attitude;

Flexible approach to duties;

An enthusiastic approach;

A clear identification with the requirements of Glendale’s customers.

What can Glendale offer you?

• Sector competitive salary
• Generous annual leave up to 22 days
• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression
• Training and development
• Full top end PPE and uniform

We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

How To Apply

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