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Utility Tree Trimming Jobs in Wisconsin (NOW HIRING)

Responsibilities What You'll Do as a Permission Facilitator Meet with the utility company daily to assess and discuss line clearance work (tree and vegetation trimming/removal around their power ...

Tree trimming as needed * Operate sectionalizing and isolating equipment within substations ... utility work * Ability to organize, supervise and train others * Ability to keep time and material ...

What You'll Do as a Permission Facilitator Meet with the utility company daily to assess and discuss line clearance work (tree and vegetation trimming/removal around their power lines.) * Obtain ...

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How much do utility tree trimming jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for utility tree trimming in Wisconsin is $25.68, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.45 and $33.46 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a utility tree trimming?

A Utility Tree Trimming job involves pruning and removing tree branches that grow too close to power lines to prevent outages, ensure public safety, and comply with regulations. Workers use specialized equipment such as chainsaws, bucket trucks, and climbing gear to trim trees safely. This job requires physical strength, attention to safety procedures, and sometimes working at heights or in challenging weather conditions. Many positions also require certification or training in arboriculture and electrical safety.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in utility tree trimming, and why are they important?

To thrive in Utility Tree Trimming, you need strong physical fitness, knowledge of tree species and growth patterns, and experience using cutting and climbing equipment, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with chainsaws, wood chippers, bucket trucks, and safety certifications like OSHA or EHAP is commonly required. Attention to detail, teamwork, and effective communication are important soft skills in this role. These skills are essential to ensure safe and efficient trimming around utility lines, minimizing downtime and hazards to both workers and the public.

What are the typical physical demands and work conditions for utility tree trimming?

Utility Tree Trimming often involves working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and requires significant physical effort, including climbing, lifting, and operating heavy equipment. Workers may spend extended periods at heights or in close proximity to power lines, which necessitates a strong commitment to safety protocols. Teams typically work together to plan and execute trimming projects efficiently, often coordinating with utility companies and emergency response crews. Job seekers should be comfortable with variable schedules, especially when responding to storm damage or urgent utility needs. The hands-on, team-oriented environment provides valuable experience and potential pathways for advancement into crew leadership or specialized technical roles.

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Permission Facilitator

Lewis Tree Service

Milwaukee, WI โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Posted 11 days ago


Job description

Overview
Join a Company That Grows People:
At Lewis, we're not just trimming trees - we'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 - you're investing in your future.
Why You'll Love It Here:
  • Experience the great outdoors while working in nature, not stuck behind a desk!
  • Elevate your career with us - 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)!

Responsibilities
What You'll Do as a Permission Facilitator
Meet with the utility company daily to assess and discuss line clearance work (tree and vegetation trimming/removal around their power lines.)
  • Obtain permission from the home or business owner for Lewis Tree Service crews to do necessary line clearance work on their property
  • Communicate to the utility company any limitations or refusals of line clearance work that may arise while planning the work to be done
  • Interpret utility circuit maps
  • Assist crews on a variety of vegetation management tasks such as spraying, brush clean-up and trimming
  • Help enforce job safety

Qualifications
What You Bring
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in customer service settings with skills in conflict de-escalation
  • Experience with or willingness to learn how to interpret drawings, environmental engineering plans, construction plans and/or utility circuit maps
  • Proficiency in standard office computer hardware and software such as Microsoft Office
  • Willing and able to obtain specialized training and certifications as required, such as tree species identification and local, state, and federal licenses
  • Ability to obtain First Aid and CPR cards
  • Pass a pre-employment drug test and job duty skills tests
  • Ability to obtain a valid Driver's License
Physical Demands
Ability to:
  • Lift up to 50 lbs. to shoulder height or higher
  • Push or pull up to 50 lbs.
  • Walk or hike up to one mile on uneven terrain
  • Stand, bend, stoop, and work outdoors for extended periods
  • Drive or ride in vehicles as required for the route/assignment
  • Hear, speak, see, and communicate effectively
  • Operate two-handed tools and equipment

Continuously - Outdoor work
Frequently - Varying weather and temperatures
Occasionally - Noise levels (traffic, equipment, crews)
Rarely - Contact with hazardous materials (as applicable) or air quality issues
Never - Confined spaces
Environmental Conditions
Continuously - Outdoor work
Frequently - Varying weather and temperatures
Occasionally - Noise levels (traffic, equipment, crews)
Rarely - Contact with hazardous materials (as applicable) 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
  • Tablets and communication devices
  • Standard office equipment (computer, phone)
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
  • Vegetation management tools used with crews (as needed), such as sprayers and hand tools
What We Offer
Union Benefits:
  • Competitive pay
  • Specialized paid training & certifications
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • 2150 Union Benefits
  • Employee assistance program

People Promise
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 Service's practices and policies are administered under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Spanish Posting
รšnete a una empresa que impulsa a su gente
En Lewis, ofrecemos la estabilidad de una empresa con una larga trayectoria y propiedad de sus empleados, con la mentalidad progresista de un futuro en crecimiento y enfocado en la mejora continua. Somos la segunda empresa de manejo de vegetaciรณn para servicios pรบblicos mรกs grande de Norteamรฉrica y seguimos creciendo. Estamos en el negocio del รฉxito de las personas; simplemente sucede que podamos รกrboles.
Por quรฉ te encantarรก ser parte de la familia Lewis
  • Te encanta estar al aire libre: disfrutas de distintos ambientes/climas, no te da miedo ensuciarte, eres aventurero(a)
  • Estรกs abierto(a) a nuevas ideas: dispuesto(a) a escuchar y observar, con humildad
  • Eres automotivado(a): con iniciativa, รฉtica de trabajo sรณlida y dispuesto(a) a "hacer lo que sea necesario"
  • Eres adaptable: piensas rรกpido, eres รกgil y flexible
Lo que harรกs como Facilitador(a) de Permisos
Reunirte diariamente con la compaรฑรญa de servicios pรบblicos para evaluar y conversar sobre el trabajo de despeje de lรญneas (poda/remociรณn de รกrboles y vegetaciรณn alrededor de sus lรญneas elรฉctricas).
  • Obtener permiso del propietario de la vivienda o negocio para que las cuadrillas de Lewis Tree Service realicen el trabajo necesario de despeje de lรญneas en su propiedad.
  • Comunicar a la compaรฑรญa de servicios pรบblicos cualquier limitaciรณn o negativa al trabajo de despeje de lรญneas que pueda surgir durante la planificaciรณn del trabajo.
  • Interpretar mapas de circuitos de la compaรฑรญa de servicios pรบblicos.
  • Ayudar a las cuadrillas con diversas tareas de manejo de vegetaciรณn, como aplicaciones, limpieza de maleza y poda.
  • Ayudar a reforzar la seguridad en el trabajo.
Lo que aportas
  • Diploma de preparatoria o equivalente
  • Sรณlidas habilidades de comunicaciรณn verbal y escrita
  • Experiencia en servicio al cliente con habilidades de desescalamiento de conflictos
  • Experiencia o disposiciรณn para aprender a interpretar planos, planes de ingenierรญa ambiental, planes de construcciรณn y/o mapas de circuitos de servicios pรบblicos
  • Dominio de equipo y software de oficina estรกndar, como Microsoft Office
  • Disposiciรณn y capacidad para obtener capacitaciรณn especializada y certificaciones segรบn se requiera, como identificaciรณn de especies de รกrboles y licencias locales, estatales y federales
  • Capacidad para obtener tarjetas de Primeros Auxilios y RCP
  • Aprobar una prueba de drogas previa al empleo y pruebas de habilidades relacionadas con el puesto
  • Capacidad para obtener una licencia de conducir vรกlida
Exigencias Fรญsicas
Capacidad para:
  • Levantar hasta 50 lb (aprox. 23 kg) a la altura del hombro o mรกs
  • Empujar o jalar hasta 50 lb (aprox. 23 kg)
  • Caminar o hacer senderismo hasta una milla en terreno irregular
  • Estar de pie, agacharse e inclinarse, y trabajar al aire libre por perรญodos prolongados
  • Conducir o viajar en vehรญculos segรบn lo requiera la ruta/asignaciรณn
  • Escuchar, hablar, ver y comunicarse de manera efectiva
  • Operar herramientas y equipos con ambas manos

Continuamente - Trabajo al aire libre
Frecuentemente - Clima y temperaturas variables
Ocasionalmente - Niveles de ruido (trรกfico, equipos, cuadrillas)
Raramente - Contacto con materiales peligrosos (segรบn aplique) o problemas de calidad del aire
Nunca - Espacios confinados
Condiciones Ambientales
Continuamente - Trabajo al aire libre
Frecuentemente - Clima y temperaturas variables
Ocasionalmente - Niveles de ruido (trรกfico, equipos, cuadrillas)
Raramente - Contacto con materiales peligrosos (segรบn aplique) o problemas de calidad del aire
Nunca - Espacios confinados
Herramientas y Equipo
El equipo puede incluir:
  • Tabletas y dispositivos de comunicaciรณn
  • Equipo de oficina estรกndar (computadora, telรฉfono)
  • Equipo de protecciรณn personal (EPP) segรบn se requiera
  • Herramientas de manejo de vegetaciรณn cuando se apoya a las cuadrillas (segรบn sea necesario), como aspersores y herramientas manuales

Lo que ofrecemos
Beneficios sindicales:
  • Pago competitivo
  • Capacitaciones y certificaciones remuneradas
  • Oportunidades de progreso en la carrera profesional
  • Beneficios locales 2150- Programa de Asistencia al Empleado (EAP)
Nuestro Compromiso con Nuestra Gente
Nuestro compromiso con Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusiรณn (DEI) es clave para el รฉxito de nuestro negocio. Respetamos las diferencias entre nosotros y las aprovechamos para crear un ambiente donde todos los empleados se sientan bienvenidos y tratados de manera justa. Buscamos las mejores soluciones posibles atrayendo e involucrando a una fuerza laboral diversa, donde todas las perspectivas se buscan y se valoran.
Lewis Service es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades y estรก comprometido a brindar oportunidades equitativas tanto a solicitantes como a empleados. Lewis Tree Service prohรญbe la discriminaciรณn o el acoso ilegal de empleados y solicitantes por motivos de raza, credo, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad (40+), religiรณn, discapacidad, estado civil, orientaciรณn sexual, informaciรณn genรฉtica, estatus de ciudadanรญa, condiciรณn de veterano o cualquier otra caracterรญstica protegida por la ley. Todas las decisiones de empleo, incluyendo, entre otras, reclutamiento, contrataciรณn, compensaciรณn, capacitaciรณn, aprendizaje, promociรณn, degradaciรณn, transferencia, suspensiรณn temporal y terminaciรณn, y todos los demรกs tรฉrminos y condiciones de empleo, se administran de conformidad con las leyes federales, estatales y locales aplicables.