Tree Surgeon in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Tree surgeon required for my public sector client, based in Melton Mowbray

Job Purpose

To work as part of a team to deliver a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. You will provide a comprehensive and professional arboriculture service for all trees under the jurisdiction of the Council and other clients in the private sector in the County of Leicestershire and surrounding counties.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To undertake various forestry and arboriculture works across a range of forestry disciplines, utilising safe working procedures and using specialist equipment and power tools. The list below is indicative of the types of work, but is not exhaustive:

• Tree surgery including crown lifting, dead wooding, crown reductions, bracing and tree felling
• Occasional activities relating to young tree and shrub maintenance; tree and shrub planting; public rights of way maintenance.
• Drive/operate specialist plant to perform all highways operations, and use equipment relating to arboriculture work (wood chippers ,chainsaws, polesaws etc ) to meet contractual requirements
• Carry out daily routine maintenance to appropriate vehicle and plant, complying with relevant legislation (e.g driver’s hours regulations, European Drivers Regulations, safe loads and weights) to ensure safe and continued use. Additional knowledge of LOLER and PUWER checks are required for this operation to ensure the equipment meets the required specification.
• Attend, and where directed, support Highways operatives responding to daytime emergencies during environmental incidents such as storms, high winds to clear and/or make safe the public highway
• Carry out extensive maintenance to all arboriculture equipment to enable their safe and continued use
• Use appropriate equipment and procedures to detect and locate underground services to protect operatives and prevent damage to apparatus.
• Be responsible for the management of the Arboriculture Audits and Assessments whilst on site (full assessment of rigging, tree surgery, crown reduction every 4 years, with interim assessments every two years)

In order to apply, you must possess the following

Qualifications

• New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSWA) Qualification (Operatives)
• National Highways Sector Scheme 12
• National recognised Certificate in Arboriculture / Horticulture.
• Relevant NPTC, (‘CS’) Units including
• Maintain & Operate Chainsaw
• Tree Felling
• Tree climbing
• Use of Chainsaw from rope & harness
• Conduct Ariel rescue
• Pesticides Application Certificate PA1 & PA6.
• First Aid Certificate
• Valid Driving Licence
• Valid Large Goods Vehicle Licence and CPC Trained with current DQC Card
•  Mobile Elevated Works Platform license

Activities included in this job specification are: Tree works including: Crown Lifting, Dead Wooding, Crown Reductions, Pollarding and Felling.