Groundsman - (Arbor Care Operations) - Job Description
East Coast Facilities, Inc. provides facility maintenance to commercial, industrial, institutional, government and corporate clients. Our Groundsman are experienced arbor care specialists. They provide ground support to climbers and bucket operators, chipping debris, and managing pedestrian and vehicle traffic. This position reports to a Arbor Care Crew Leader.
Trade Skill Requirements
- Drive company vehicles as directed
- Operate various types of equipment and machinery associated with this job description
- Has a minimum two-year proven apprenticeship in arbor care and tree trimming services.
- Has and holds a valid Broward County Tree Trimmer license
- Performs other assigned tasks related to landscape management
Company Excellence Requirements
Client Management
- Professionally represents East Coast Facilities, Inc. always.
- Able to recognize when they do not have the answer for the client and let them know they will find out or get the Crew Leader involved
- Keeps the Crew Leader aware of all client concerns and communication on the job site
- Maintains a positive, responsive, and flexible attitude to all clients
Safety Management
- Maintains and promotes safe working conditions in the field always
- Follows company procedures on discipline if any safety rules are broken
- Have zero preventable accidents
Image Compliance
- Maintains clean, neat, and professional image through the use of approved ECF uniforms and by monitoring & maintaining proper employee actions
Equipment Management
- Is accountable for neglect and abuse of assigned equipment
General Qualifications
- Must have a minimum two-year apprenticeship in one or more of the job sub-categories listed above
- Can pass drug test
- Can pass a criminal background check
- Comply with business ethics, applicable laws, and regulations
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information
Work Environment/Physical Requirements
- Work in/or about situations near direct automotive traffic
- Work near or about natural bodies of water
- Work with various types of work lifts
- Able to work overtime or extended shifts if required by Management
- Ability to work in extreme conditions – working temperatures may be between 0 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit
- Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time
- Ability to work in extreme cold or wintry precipitation
- Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs.
- Ability to bend, stoop and twist continuously throughout the day
How will my rate of pay be determined?
Each job category has a range of pay associated with it. Hiring managers have corporate guidance on assigning the appropriate rate of pay based on a variety of factors including:
- Years of proven experience for the job you are applying for
- If you qualify and meet our underwriting procedures to drive company vehicles
- Your knowledge and ability to operate equipment classes
- If you have special licensing, such as a CDL, Pesticide Applicators License, Tree Trimming License, ISA Arborist Certification, Lift Certification, etc.
- References of direct supervisors impact the rate of pay of new hires
- Hiring managers can rate match a recruited team member from a competitor
Skills Required
- Minimum two-year proven apprenticeship in arbor care and tree trimming services
- Valid Broward County Tree Trimmer license
- Ability to operate various types of equipment and machinery associated with tree trimming
- Ability to drive company vehicles as directed and meet underwriting to drive
- Perform ground support tasks: chipping debris and managing pedestrian/vehicle traffic
- Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs and perform continuous bending, stooping and twisting
- Ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures and extended shifts/overtime
- Pass pre-employment drug test
- Pass criminal background check
- Maintain professional image, follow safety procedures, and be accountable for equipment
What We Do
East Coast Facilities, Inc. provides comprehensive, self-performed facility maintenance services for clients' owned or managed locations. Their expertise spans commercial snow and ice removal, landscaping, arbor care, and facility repair. Serving commercial, industrial, government, and institutional clients, they are recognized as one of America's largest self-performing industrial snow removal providers and a leader in self-performed facility services across the United States.
