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Tree Surgeon/ Arborist Trainee (Development Role)
Here at Beddow Tree Specialists we have a full trainee position available for someone who is very keen to become a tree surgeon.
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic person with an interest in tree surgery and someone looking for a long-term career to join us in a development role.
This is a start at the bottom role with full training supplied for the right candidate to take you all the way through your career, as high as you can go with progression based on effort and attitude.
You will be expected to attend training courses with an approved training provider, in addition to in house and ‘on the job training’ at Beddow Tree client sites.
You need to have a Driving License (clean/zero points) and a passion for becoming a tree surgeon. You need to be prepared to work hard and have diligent work practice.
A head for heights is also required!
About Beddow Tree Specialists
Beddow Tree Specialists is a highly focused tree surgery company focusing on quality and technical work with a team of experienced arborists providing specialist & quality tree surgery & tree care services throughout Leicestershire and surrounding areas.
Beddow Tree Specialists has 23 years trading with a huge client base. We are focused on doing it right, not just ad hoc expansion.
We have our own in-house mechanics to ensure equipment is maintained, as well as our own in-house Health and safety section.
What you will get in return:
· Varied and highly technical work without repetitive street tree or utility works.
· Full staff development program from zero experience to expert climber to life after climbing.
· A business that focuses on continual staff development.
· Part of a team not just a number.
· Highest rates of pay – Best people = Best Wages
· Huge range of equipment inc: Mewp, loaders, tractors, chippers, stump grinders, bespoke tree trucks.
Candidates Essential Requirements:
· Drivers Licence (clean license, no points)
· A genuine interest in arboriculture
· Ability to work at heights & handle outdoors ‘all weathers’
· Experience working as part of a team as well as demonstrating use of own initiative
· Can follow both written and verbal instructions
· A committed approach to health and safety
· Good attention to detail and self-motivated, enthusiastic and keen to learn new things.
If you are interested, we will need a CV and a cover letter explaining why you would like a career in Arboriculture.
Training Programme
Tier 1 Training
NPTC 201/202 (CS30) Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross Cutting
NPTC 203 (CS31) Felling and processing trees up to 380mm
NPTC 206 (CS38) Accessing a Tree Using a Rope and Harness
NPTC 306 (CS38) Tree climbing and aerial rescue operations
NPTC 002053 Safe use of Stump Grinders.
NPTC Safe Use of Pesticides PA1 & PA6 EcoPlug.
NPTC 002057 Manually Fed Wood Chipper
NPTC 308 (CS39) Aerial cutting of trees with a chainsaw using free fall techniques.
NPTC 003926 Powered Pole Pruner Maintenance & Operation
Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry
Safe use of mobile elevated work platform (mewp) (1B Static Boom)
Rough Terrain Telehandler / Articulated mini-loader
Level 2 Qualification in Arboriculture
CAT Scan (Cable scanning)
NHSS Traffic Management/ Signing Lighting and Guarding: TTMBC
Ladder Use Training
Tier 2 Training
NPTC 308 (CS39) Aerial cutting of trees with a chainsaw using free fall techniques.
NPTC 307 (CS40) Aerial Tree Pruning
NPTC 309 (CS41) Aerial Tree Rigging
NPTC 0039 (CS32) Felling & Processing medium trees over 380mm & up to 760mm
NPTC 003926 Powered Pole Pruner Maintenance & Operation
NPTC 002102 Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees using Chainsaw
NPTC 002103 Assisted Fell Operations (winch operations)
IOSH Managing Health & Safety
NHSS Traffic Management/ Signing Lighting and Guarding: TTMBC
Tractor driving/user
LANTRA Firewood Processors
Safe use of mobile elevated work platform (mewp) (1B Static Boom)
Rough Terrain Telehandler / Articulated mini-loader
Level 2 Qualification in Arboriculture
NHSS Traffic Management/ Signing Lighting and Guarding: 12D T1/T2/M2 Assessments
Tier 3 Training
Level 4 Diploma in Arboriculture
Ladder Inspector
Arb Equipment Loler Inspector
Tier 4 Training
Level 6 Qualification in Arboriculture
Rates of Pay
This role is available self-employed.
Self Employed rate £90 per day
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £90.00 per day
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Licence/Certification:
- Manual drivers licence with zero points (required)
Work Location:
In person
To apply for the role please email your CV and Covering Letter to mail@beddow.info
Forestry and Tree Surgery Operations and Maintenance Manager
Role will require someone capable of organising and working alone, directly with the director and as part of a team working alongside the tree surgery crews. It is expected that the role will develop into managing at least one other person in the short term.
The role would suit somebody that is physically fit, capable of undertaking basic mechanical work. Good organisational skills and ability to work in quick response to unexpected situations. Capable of managing others.
Roles and responsibilities:
Stump grinding – undertaking stump grinding works, basic maintenance on stump grinding machinery.
Log production – Collection of timber from woodlands, firewood processing (with processor, etc). There maybe development into chainsaw felling works for right person.
Movement of chip and logs with telehandlers large and small.
Filling bags with logs and woodchip and delivering via crane vehicle.
Yard management.
Workshop management.
Staff management when they return from work sites.
Basic servicing on equipment: blade changes, oil changes, belt tensioning, chain sharpening, wheel changing, etc.
If a varied role with a multitude of challenges represents a positive for you, please get in touch for further information.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £120.00 per day
Training will be provided both internally and externally with UK wide qualifications.
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leicester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Manual Driver Licence with zero points (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leicester
To apply for the role please email your CV and Covering Letter to mail@beddow.info