Location
Custer, South Dakota, United States
Posted
July 04, 2026
Job Description
Title: Trimmer/Advanced Climber
Type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Reports to: Foreperson/General Foreperson
Type: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Reports to: Foreperson/General Foreperson
Essential Functions:
- Trims and/or removes trees by climbing with the aid of a ladder, safety belt, climbing line, powered trimmer lift truck, or works from the ground using saws/pruners. Will cut branches or trunk sections and drops or lowers them to the ground with lines.
- Uses appropriate tools, will fell trees or trimmed trunks and split them into manageable pieces.
- Sprays stumps and brush with hand-spraying equipment to prevent further growth.
- Loads and unloads trucks with logs, stumps, brush, and debris and/or feeds brush into a wood chipper.
- Repairs slight damage to lawns, fences, and walks caused by tree trimming.
- Relays hand-signals, directs traffic, drives and operates trucks and equipment as assigned, and keeps trucks and work area cl...