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Solution Tree Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

Groundsperson

Hamilton, MI ยท On-site

$16.50 - $21/hr

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

Groundsperson

Kalamazoo, MI ยท On-site

$14.50 - $18.50/hr

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

Groundsperson

Benton Harbor, MI ยท On-site

$14.25 - $18.25/hr

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

Groundsperson

Ionia, MI ยท On-site

$13.75 - $17.50/hr

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

Groundsperson

Hastings, MI ยท On-site

$14.75 - $19/hr

We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer ...

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What is the difference between Solution Tree vs Instructional Coach?

AspectSolution TreeInstructional Coach
CredentialsTypically requires education degrees, certifications in instructional strategiesRequires teaching credentials, certifications in coaching or professional development
Work EnvironmentWorks with schools, districts, often in professional development sessionsWorks directly with teachers, often in classrooms or school settings
Industry UsageUsed by educational publishers, training organizations, schoolsCommon in K-12 education, districts, and professional development programs

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Trimmer Trainee

Benton Harbor, MI โ€ข On-site

Lewis Services
Utilitiesย โ€ขย 1 - 5K employees

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 15 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Support tree trimming and line clearing operations by assisting with vegetation management tasks and equipment setup.

  • Assist with site preparation, equipment maintenance, and cleanup at job sites.

  • Help with rigging, felling of trees, and supporting crew activities under supervision.


Job description

Join a Company That Grows People

At Lewis, weโ€™re not just trimming trees โ€” weโ€™re building a future. As the second-largest utility vegetation management company in North America and a proud employee-owned business, we believe every person on our team matters. When you join Lewis, you're not just taking a job โ€” you're investing in your future.

Why Youโ€™ll Love It Here
  • Experience the great outdoors while working in nature, not stuck behind a desk! 
  • Elevate your career with us โ€” we prioritize training and internal promotions! 
  • Join a vibrant team that champions safety, values your feedback, and fosters a strong sense of camaraderie! 
  • Shape your future with us through our fantastic Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)!

What Youโ€™ll Do as a Trimmer Trainee

As a Trimmer Trainee at Lewis Services, you will develop the necessary skills to support our tree crews with tree trimming and line clearing operations, assisting and supporting vegetation management for utility partners.

  • Assist with ground-level vegetation management around power lines (Tree pruning, vegetation removal, lifting logs, dragging brush, assisting climbers, hand up tools, using hand lines, etc.)
  • Prune, remove branches, and lift logs, while climbing or using an aerial lift, under direct supervision (After proper training and demonstration of expertise).
  • Support crews with site prep, equipment setup, and jobsite cleanup.
  • Operate and maintain tools like chainsaws, chippers, sprayers, and ropes.
  • Assist with rigging and felling of trees
  • Apply herbicides (with proper certification) to manage growth
  • Load/unload trucks and hike through challenging terrain carrying gear.
  • Help with traffic control and public safety at the jobsite.
  • Participate in daily job briefings and safety meetings.
  • Travel to multiple worksites, including occasional overnight stays.
  • Learn and follow all safety, environmental, and operational procedures.
  • Drive and operate trucks and other equipment as assigned (With appropriate certifications)

What You Bring
  • Minimum 6 months of experience working on tree crews as a Groundperson or Driver.
  • Willingness to work at heights and learn climbing/aerial lift techniques.
  • Understanding basic tree identification and vegetation management practices.
  • Trimmer Trainee Technical Knowledge and Skills Certification (or ability to complete).
  • Valid driverโ€™s license, CDL, and medical certification as required.
  • CPR and First Aid certified (provided by Lewis).
  • Acquire and keep the required training and licenses for the safe and proper use of herbicides.
  • Strong work ethic, team mindset, and commitment to learning safely.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable state, local, and federal regulations.

Physical Demands

Ability to:

  • Lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height or higher
  • Push or pull up to 50 lbs.
  • Walk or hike up to one mile on uneven terrain
  • Endure extreme climate variances (e.g., severe cold to high heat and humidity)
  • Hear, speak, see, and communicate effectively
  • Operate two-handed tools and equipment

Continuously โ€“ Standing, Walking, Handling/Grasping, Repetitive Movements.

Frequently - Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Stooping/Kneeling, Reaching.

Occasionally โ€“ Driving, Climbing Stairs/Ladders.

Rarely - Tree Ascending/Descending

Comments: You should expect variability in size, proportions, conditions, and weights of supplies, equipment, and work conditions.

Environmental Conditions:

Continuously - Outdoor work

Occasionally - Noise Levels

Frequently - Extreme Temperatures

Rarely - Contact with hazardous materials or air quality issues

Never - Confined Spaces

Comments: You should expect variability based on regional weather patterns.  Personal protective equipment is required to be worn by OSHA and ANSI.

Tools & Equipment

Equipment may include:

  • Aerial lift trucks, dump trucks, ATVs
  • Chainsaws, pole saws, handsaws, chippers
  • Blowers, pruners, rakes, winches, ropes
  • Climbing gear: harness, chaps, spikes
  • Sprayers, herbicides, fuel, cones, signs
  • Tablets and communication devices
What We Offer

Non-Union Benefits:

  • Competitive pay
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Paid training and industry certifications
  • Health, dental, vision & HSA options
  • 401(k) +
  • Paid time off and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Our People Promise

Our commitment to Our People is key to the success of our business.  We respect the differences between us, and we leverage those differences to create an environment where all employees feel welcome and fairly treated.  We seek the best solutions possible by attracting and engaging a diverse workforce where all perspectives are sought out and valued. 


Lewis Tree Service is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity for both applicants and employees. Lewis Tree Service prohibits unlawful discrimination or harassment of employees and applicants based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age (40+), religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic, all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Lewis Tree Serviceโ€™s practices and policies are administered under applicable federal, state, and local laws.


รšnase a una empresa que fomenta el crecimiento de las personas

En Lewis, no solo podamos รกrboles, construimos un futuro. Como la segunda empresa de mayor tamaรฑo de gestiรณn de servicios y vegetaciรณn en Norteamรฉrica y una orgullosa empresa propiedad de sus empleados, creemos que cada persona de nuestro equipo es importante. Cuando se incorpora a Lewis, no solo comienza un trabajo, invierte en su futuro.

Por quรฉ le encantarรก trabajar aquรญ

  • ยกExperimente un maravilloso entorno al aire libre mientras trabaja en la naturaleza, no quede atrapado detrรกs de un escritorio! 
  • Eleve su carrera profesional con nosotros. ยกPriorizamos la capacitaciรณn y las promociones internas! 
  • ยกรšnase a un equipo vibrante que es pionero en seguridad, valora su opiniรณn y fomenta un fuerte sentido de la camaraderรญa! 
  • ยกForme su futuro con nosotros a travรฉs de nuestro fantรกstico Plan de Propiedad de Acciones para Empleados (ESOP)!

Sus funciones como Podador Aprendiz

Como Podador Aprendiz en Lewis Services, desarrollarรก las habilidades necesarias para apoyar a nuestras cuadrillas en operaciones de poda de รกrboles y despeje de lรญneas elรฉctricas, colaborarรก y apoyarรก la gestiรณn de vegetaciรณn para los socios de servicios pรบblicos.

  • Colaborar con la gestiรณn de la vegetaciรณn a nivel del suelo alrededor de lรญneas elรฉctricas (poda de รกrboles, eliminaciรณn de vegetaciรณn, levantamiento de troncos, arrastre de maleza, asistencia a escaladores, levantamiento de herramientas manuales, uso de lรญneas manuales, etc.)
  • Podar, quitar ramas y levantar troncos, mientras trepa o utiliza una plataforma aรฉrea, bajo supervisiรณn directa (despuรฉs de la capacitaciรณn adecuada y demostraciรณn de experiencia).
  • Apoyar a las cuadrillas con la preparaciรณn del sitio, la instalaciรณn del equipo y la limpieza del lugar de trabajo.
  • Operar y mantener herramientas como motosierras, astilladoras, pulverizadores y cuerdas.
  • Ayudar con el aparejo y la tala de รกrboles.
  • Aplicar herbicidas (con la certificaciรณn adecuada) para controlar el crecimiento.
  • Cargar/descargar camiones y caminar por terrenos difรญciles transportando equipo.
  • Ayudar con el control del trรกfico y la seguridad pรบblica en el lugar de trabajo.
  • Participar en reuniones diarias de trabajo y seguridad.
  • Viajar a mรบltiples lugares de trabajo, incluidos pernoctes ocasionales.
  • Aprender y seguir todos los procedimientos de seguridad, ambientales y operativos.
  • Conducir y operar camiones y otros equipos segรบn se le asigne (con las certificaciones correspondientes)

Lo que usted aporta

  • Mรญnimo de 6 meses de experiencia en el trabajo en cuadrillas de poda de รกrboles como operario de asistencia terrestre o conductor.
  • Disposiciรณn para trabajar en alturas y aprender tรฉcnicas de escalada/plataformas aรฉreas.
  • Comprensiรณn de la identificaciรณn bรกsica de รกrboles y las prรกcticas de gestiรณn de vegetaciรณn.
  • Certificaciรณn de conocimientos y habilidades tรฉcnicas del podador aprendiz (o capacidad para completar estos requisitos).
  • Licencia de conducir vรกlida, CDL y certificaciรณn mรฉdica segรบn se requiera.
  • Certificaciรณn en RCP y primeros auxilios (proporcionado por Lewis).
  • Obtener y mantener la capacitaciรณn y las licencias necesarias para el uso seguro y adecuado de herbicidas.
  • Sรณlida รฉtica de trabajo, mentalidad de equipo y compromiso con el aprendizaje seguro.
  • Garantizar el cumplimiento de todas las reglamentaciones locales, estatales y federales aplicables.

Demandas fรญsicas

Capacidad para las siguientes actividades:

  • Levantar 50 libras hasta la altura de los hombros o mรกs arriba.
  • Empujar o tirar hasta 50 libras.
  • Caminar hasta una milla por terrenos irregulares.
  • Soportar variaciones climรกticas extremas (por ejemplo, de frรญo intenso a calor y humedad elevados).
  • Escuchar, hablar, ver y comunicarse de manera efectiva.
  • Operar herramientas y equipos con las dos manos.

De forma continua: estar de pie, caminar, manipular/sujetar, realizar movimientos repetitivos.

Con frecuencia: levantar/llevar, empujar/tirar, agacharse/arrodillarse, alcanzar.

En ocasiones: conducir, subir escaleras fijas/plegables.

Rara vez: subir/bajar de รกrboles

 

Comentarios: Debe esperar una variabilidad en el tamaรฑo, proporciones, condiciones y pesos de los suministros al igual que en los equipos y las condiciones de trabajo.

Condiciones ambientales:

De forma continua: trabajo al aire libre

En ocasiones: niveles de ruido

Con frecuencia: temperaturas extremas

Rara vez: contacto con materiales peligrosos o problemas de calidad del aire

Nunca: espacios confinados

 

Comentarios: Debe esperar una variabilidad con base en los patrones climรกticos regionales.  Se requiere que el equipo de protecciรณn personal se use segรบn la Administraciรณn de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) y el Instituto Nacional Estadounidense de Estรกndares (ANSI).

Herramientas y equipos

  • Los equipos pueden incluir lo siguiente:
  • Camiones con plataforma aรฉrea, camiones volquete, vehรญculos todo terreno
  • Motosierras, sierras de pรฉrtiga, sierras de mano, astilladoras
  • Soplador