Biltmore Estate, Asheville NC Climber position

Bump please.

If you are checking out this post, please comment. We haven't been getting many applications and need to know why. Any suggestions or comments will be appreciated. By me.

Thanks for your time.
 
Pays too low. Someone with those qualifications will be looking for at least 20/hr + bennies. And mid summer everyone good is already busy, try filling the spot in January and offering a good relocate package.

Looks like an awesome place to work though, ever hire contract climbers instead of having a staff Arborist? They cost a little more but maybe you don't need them all the time.
 
I agree with Raven. Even if it was up to 18-19 an hour, or if you lowered you qualifications and spent some time training them up to those standards? Now if I could live there (at the estate!) and work there I would be interested......
 
Oh my gosh man!

For that low price, the work days must be really lazy and laxed.

I don't see how you need a fulltime climber anyway.

contract a very good professional company to come in there for the big important stuff and evaluations.

our beginner groundman start at $15 an hour! Our climbers $20 to $35!

I'd be happy to come down there for an estimate and bang out the important work in a week or so.

I used to visit the Biltmore on trips, love that place.
 
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contract a very good professional company to come in there for the big important stuff and evaluations.

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I know of one...
 
Agreed. If you expect those qualifications you'd need to offer a minimum of 18-20hr plus benefits.
I know the cost of living there may not be as high as NJ but i'd have to think it as high as KC where I am and you wouldnt dream of offering a skilled arborist around here 15 hr.
My opinion is you should be subcontracting the tree care on the property anyhow. Keep one qualified consulting arb on staff and sub the rest....My two cents.
 
I am the crew leader of a three-man crew here, my boss does the hiring and firing. His boss okays pay rates.

I like the gusto that some of you have for getting work done fast, but believe me, we have that same inclination here. We don't have the pressure that other tree companies have, usually, but we do everything from small to huge jobs in the most efficient manner possible.

The climber position has been in place for years and is well-justified. We do a handful of large removals each week and a lot of our trees are not bucket-able. 2 weeks ago, we removed a 44" willow oak in 8 hours that was estimated by an outside contractor at $4000. No, it is not cheaper to do this with outsiders. Not to mention the fact that we had two mega-destructive storms last year and had literally hundreds of trees on the ground after each one blocking people's ways in and out of the Estate. Position justified again.

Thanks for your opinions. Keep them coming, I really enjoy this discussion.
 
8000 acres. At least 15 miles of road we take care of. Crew of 4, myself included.

We had three guys on the willow oak removal for the top-rigging. We had three guys on it for the spar rigging and drop.

And yes, it does seem like you keep cutting trees down there should be none left, it's actually something a lot of employees remark on after being here for years. But we just have a lot of trees.

We just had an inventory done by Bartlett, and they looked at 4,000 trees. That was their cap. They could have done at least 3 times that amount, but we had a budget to stay within. Also, the trees they did are mostly within 75' of the road edge.

I sense a bit of suspicion, or something, X? You are free to come and visit sometime, we're open 365 a year.
 
Wow, that's amazing, I had no idea it was that big.

That would be cool to visit and be shown around a little by an arborist.

Are there some big trees too?

I just remember the building and the gardens a little, I was like 15 or something last time I was there. and no, that wasn't last year.
 
Huge trees, looking at the last two days, we cut down 3 white oaks all over 35" dbh. All stone-dead. All trees in pastures, so only 3 of us taking care of them, and only one needed to be climbed.

We stay very busy here, 40 hours a week or more, have a lot of variety to our day, and work away from the public a lot. Pretty good equipment helps us get jobs done efficiently. I've been here 6 years and the Estate itself never gets boring like a smaller place might.

Of course X, you or any other arborist on here is welcome to a tour of the estate (with ticket purchase), or even free if you ask me really nicely and I have some comps in hand. I would take an afternoon to show you around, my boss is generally cool with that setup, esp other arborists.
 
Well, Nich,
If you see the payrate (15.75/hr) and you multiply that by 10, minus taxes, benefits, etc., that would be the day rate.

Oh and you would need to be here 4 days a week (T-F).

If you think you have what it takes to be a climber for the Biltmore, put in an application.

All kidding aside, I hope your new venture is doing great. New chipper and truck working out for you? Did you end up with a Carlton like mine?
 
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Well, Nich,
If you see the payrate (15.75/hr) and you multiply that by 10, minus taxes, benefits, etc., that would be the day rate.

Oh and you would need to be here 4 days a week (T-F).

If you think you have what it takes to be a climber for the Biltmore, put in an application.

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For the money your paying the whole job offer is a joke. Groundmen/ women make that knid of money to start long as they know how to rope and run a saw. NC pay rates aint that much lower than NJ. Maybe you should cut back on the high salary do nothings, and pay more to the guys/gals that really make the money/ get the work done the workers. Your papres mean squat if you can't get the work done see my point.
 
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