Arborist Wanted

arborcareman

arborcareman

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Location
ILLinois
Accepting applications for a climbing arborist.
What we are looking for:
ISA certified preferred (Pesticide license a plus)
5 or more years of verifiable experience with the capability of performing all aspects of tree care.
MUST have valid drivers license, CDL preferred.
MUST be reliable and have great integrity.
NO drama, NO prima-donnas
Drug free workplace (pre-employment drug testing & physical)
Strong work ethic, honest with a positive attitude and a self-directed work initiative preferred.
Competitive wages based on skill and ability.
Career minded with desire to grow and become a valuable part of our organization.

WE are a small, growing arboricultural firm dedicated to the proper care of trees. Every aspect of tree care is preformed (specializing in pruning) including PHC. All work is preformed with the greatest quality and care. We treat our clients like close friends.
If YOU don't care about being the best you can be, please look elsewhere.

Send generic application and your resume to: arborcareman@aol.com
 
The prima-donna part may be your biggest hurdle
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Good luck though.
 
I keep hearing how bad the economy is. Yet no one is beating down our door looking for work either.

Seems everyone wants a job, but no one wants to WORK. And in this business, you gotta work. Good luck.
 
I don't know about the economy, people seem to have money to spend.
We've been swamped and you're right....In this business, you gotta work. I just can't stand the little princesses that whine about hard work, some wet days or long hours with loads of climbing.
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Accepting applications for a climbing arborist.
What we are looking for:
ISA certified preferred (Pesticide license a plus)
5 or more years of verifiable experience with the capability of performing all aspects of tree care.
MUST have valid drivers license, CDL preferred.
MUST be reliable and have great integrity.
NO drama, NO prima-donnas
Drug free workplace (pre-employment drug testing & physical)
Strong work ethic, honest with a positive attitude and a self-directed work initiative preferred.
Competitive wages based on skill and ability.
Career minded with desire to grow and become a valuable part of our organization.

WE are a small, growing arboricultural firm dedicated to the proper care of trees. Every aspect of tree care is preformed (specializing in pruning) including PHC. All work is preformed with the greatest quality and care. We treat our clients like close friends.
If YOU don't care about being the best you can be, please look elsewhere.

Send generic application and your resume to: arborcareman@aol.com
 
We're still looking. Got a couple young guys who need a good mentor, I'm too busy working on the biz to work in it.

You had any luck from the ISA board? I've had decent response from there but asking them to relocate is tricky. And (understandably) a "trial" period is just tough when I don't know them and they don't know me. Many of them are Illinois guys who I've spoke to...
 
No luck with ISA system.
Illinois guys- PM me about who...maybe I know them.

Ryan, you can always use me as a referral as to what it's like over there..

Great place !!
 
You know- the situation is that most climbers these days don't want to plow snow, do any maintenance on equipment, or anything outside of climbing trees. Here sometimes the hardest part of the job is the mountain side between the tree and the driveway. I am guessing that’s part of the “prima-donna” attitude you mention.
The newest thing for me is: “We can’t get a crane for this?” or “Won’t the skid-steer be better here?”. I mean why don’t I go buy a helicopter and a freakin’ jet pack so you don’t have to work at all. Or better yet, I’ll get a fleet of robots that don’t question every step I make and change their own oil!
Oops- this should have been on “Rants & Raves”.
 
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Getting good help is tough. You both say you want someone that works hard (and thats understandable), you have to work hard to find someone. The comment I quoted above, in my opinion, is total crap. You want good guys you have to work with them. They need a mentor, be a mentor. Remember you are the leader of your organization you dont want to put time into your guys they arent going to want to put time into you. And its YOUR responsibility.

Someone said it already, what you are asking for is the guy that owns his own company. He aint going to give that up to work for someone (not most anyhow). Those young guys are the ones that need to be tought, schooled, and brought up to what you are looking for. Look back... Isnt that how we all got started, the older guy teaching (and a little yelling at) the young guy. Where did that go?

Well I'm off my rant, sorry for the derail.
 
Flying Squirrel,

I'm all about mentoring/teaching. That's what I've always done, even when I was working for someone.
You are right on though...
I gave up on finding a guy who "knows it all" already. The couple guys I have are newer and I can teach them the right way...going well so far.

No rant, good food bro.
 
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