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Salary : $54,100.80 Annually
Location : City Hall, MI
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2025-0045
Department: Department of Public Services
Division: Streets & Bridges
Opening Date: 07/20/2026
Closing Date: 8/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
Join the City of Saginaw and help keep our community safe, beautiful, and thriving!
The City of Saginaw is seeking a skilled and safety-conscious Tree Trimmer to join our Street Division. This position is responsible for trimming, planting, removing, and maintaining trees throughout the City while supporting a variety of street maintenance and public works operations year-round.
Major Duties
What You'll Do
As a Tree Trimmer, you will:

• Trim, prune, plant, and remove trees and shrubs throughout the City.
• Respond to storm damage by removing fallen trees, broken limbs, and debris.
• Safely operate chainsaws, aerial lift trucks, woodchippers, stump grinders, and other specialized tree maintenance equipment.
• Inspect trees for disease, structural defects, damage, and hazardous conditions, reporting findings to supervision.
• Perform routine inspections, cleaning, maintenance, and servicing of equipment before and after use.
• Maintain accurate work records and documentation.
• Provide courteous customer service by answering routine questions from residents while referring complex concerns to the foreman.
• Assist with Street Division operations, including street repairs, street sweeping, and brush, yard waste, and recycling collection.
• Perform snow and ice removal operations during the winter season.
• May serve as a lead worker by providing work assignments, guidance, and training to crew members.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
Job Requirements
Education and Experience
Education:

• High School diploma or GED equivalent, required.

Experience:

• Four (4) years experience in tree trimming, maintenance, removal, and use of aerial equipment in the removal of trees.
• Previous experience operating snow removal equipment preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Michigan Class A Commercial driver's license (CDL) with N endorsement.

Ability to

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public.
• Safely operate chainsaws, aerial lifts, chippers, and related equipment.
• Adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Knowledge of

• Basic methods, tools, materials, and equipment used in the trimming and removal of trees.
• Tree pruning, treatment, and removal methods and techniques
• Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade.
• Rigging methods and the use and maintenance of the tools and equipment of the trade.

Skill in

• Perform skilled tree maintenance work
• Work safely and efficiently in trees of all sizes
• Use hand and power tools skillfully and safely.
• Check and recognize defects in tree trimming equipment.
• Assist in training of less experienced personnel
• Understand and carry out both written and oral directions.

Working Conditions
Work Environment
Work is performed primarily outdoors and involves tree maintenance activities on City-owned property, including streets, parks, rights-of-way, and other public areas. Employees are regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The position requires working near moving traffic, overhead utility lines, heavy equipment, and falling limbs or debris. Employees may be required to work at elevated heights using aerial lift devices. Work schedules may include overtime, evenings, weekends, or holidays in response to storm damage, emergencies, or other operational needs.
Physical Demands

• This position requires the ability to perform strenuous physical work on a regular basis.
• Employees must frequently stand, walk, bend, climb, reach, and balance while performing tree maintenance activities.
• Frequent driving of City Vehicles.
• The position requires ascending and descending aerial lift equipment and working safely at heights.
• Employees must regularly lift, carry, push, and pull materials, equipment, and tree debris weighing up to 10 pounds and occasionally move heavier objects up to 50 pounds.
• Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to safely operate chainsaws, woodchippers, and other powered equipment are essential.
• Employees must possess sufficient vision, hearing, and communication abilities to identify hazards, operate equipment safely, and work effectively with coworkers and the public while wearing required personal protective equipment.

*Open to SEIU hourly members and the public*
SEIU Hourly members must apply within the first 14 days of this posting to be considered as an in-house candidate. Any applications received after the first 14 days will be considered with applications from the public.
Applications will be screened. Those qualified will be invited to participate in a performance test and an oral interview. Applicants must successfully pass each of the selection processes by 70% or better to proceed in the process.
This posting is subject to close after 14 days
The City of Saginaw is committed to hiring individuals who are authorized to work in the United States. All applicants must provide proof of their eligibility to work in the U.S. as required by federal law. The City of Saginaw will not sponsor visas for employment.
The City of Saginaw is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Saginaw offers a competitive benefits package to full time employees.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Care with low bi-weekly employee premium contributions (low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums).
• Dental Insurance and Vision Plan; 100% employer-paid premium
• MERS Hybrid Retirement Plan: 2 plans in one - Defined benefit plan with the investment choice of a defined contribution plan.
• Healthcare Savings Plan: Savings Plan to help you prepare for the costs of health care after you leave employment.
• City-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment.
• 13 Paid Holidays
• PTO (Paid Time Off) days based on length of service; accrual can be up to 22 days during the first year of employment.
• City-paid short and Long-Term Disability Benefits
• Deferred Compensation Program: Voluntary 457 and Roth IRA
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

(Benefits are subject to change in accordance with collective bargaining agreements.)
01
Do you have a CDL A with an N endorsement?

• Yes
• No

02
What statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school graduate, diploma, or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Professional degree
• Doctorate degree

03
If you indicated having professional tree trimming experience in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate N/A.
04
The information provide in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a performance test or during an interview. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any mis-statement, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I understand and agree
• No, I do not agree

Required Question