Labourer II - Forestry Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 54509)

Description

At the City of Edmonton - City Operations, we strive to help our people achieve their professional and personal goals through an inclusive environment that values everyone's contributions, appreciates diversity of thought, fosters growth and provides continuous opportunities for development. 

Enjoy the fresh air and contribute to the "Way We Green" as a Labourer II in Urban Forestry! As a Labourer II with the Pruning or the Planting team, you will brighten the lives of Edmontonians and will make a difference every day.

What will you do?

Tree Care Team:

• Assist Equipment Operator II's in chipping brush, stump grinding, delivery and hauling of various materials
• Operate and perform minor maintenance on equipment, which may include the use of chainsaws and various pruning tools
• Drive vehicles city wide, including 2 ton dump trucks
• General labour, including pulling out and carrying metal stakes, hand weeding around trees, cutting wire wrap around trees
• Provide traffic control and direction including greeting the public and providing prompt and courteous service
• Conduct job duties in a safe manner in compliance with City and Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Legislation regulations, codes, policies and competency training
• Assist Arborists to develop and maintain normal tree health and structure
• Assist Arborist with tree pruning and removals
• Perform ground worker operations
• Other related duties as required

Planting and Establishment Team:

• Plant trees manually and mechanically, digging and transplanting trees, including shovelling soil, digging holes, adding mulch and  pounding metal stakes into ground and installing and removing wire around trees.
• Drive vehicles city wide, including 2 ton dump trucks
• General labour, including pulling out and carrying metal stakes, hand weeding around trees, cutting wire wrap around trees
• Provide traffic control and direction including greeting the public and providing prompt and courteous service
• Conduct job duties in a safe manner in compliance with City and Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Legislation regulations, codes, policies and competency training
• Adding or removing rodent protection from hand pruners open space and boulevard trees
• Removing basal sprouts (suckers) from trees using hand pruners or other hand tools