Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Are you a suitably qualified to undertake specialist tree work within our parks and open spaces?
The Trees and Woodlands section are a team of professionals engaged in the management of trees and woodlands, within and outside of the organisation. This includes the management of trees and woodlands located on the highway and on 1,250 hectares of parkland.
Join us as a Chainsaw Operative in our specialist team and you’ll work across the city and frequently beyond, undertaking tree work at a range of sites including parkland, woodland, the highway, and domestic gardens. Under the guidance of a Team Leader, you’ll undertake the full range of tree maintenance work to specified standards whilst complying with Health & Safety, COSHH and other appropriate regulations. We’ll provide opportunities for you to have regular training updates.
This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week. You’ll start at 7.30am and when required work outside of normal working hours including providing emergency cover for out of hours. You’ll be able to work outside in all weathers, anywhere in the city and wear PPE where appropriate.
What you'll be doing
You’ll undertake tree work operations, operating specialist machinery and equipment, planting, pruning and felling operations, often in difficult locations. You’ll apply chemicals such as herbicides as and when required. In compliance with health and safety regulations and environmental protection, you’ll ensure tree work to recognised standards. You’ll undertake duties efficiently and effectively to ensure a high standard of customer service is achieved. You may be required to cover you operational Team Leader during absences.
What you'll need
We are looking for an experienced chainsaw operator, with an appropriate NPTC/CS Unit certification with experience of carrying out practical tree work operations. You’ll be able to work without close supervision, use your own initiative as well as work well in a team environment.
Consideration will be given to applicants who do not hold these certifications or have any direct arboricultural experience, though you will have to give reasons why you would be a suitable candidate for this position. If successful you would be given training and be required to pass the chainsaw operator assessment.
You will be a highly safety conscious individual, you’ll understand the principles of Health and Safety relating to practical arboriculture and be able to apply them in the day-to-day tasks. Using good literacy and numeracy skills you’ll complete relevant paperwork, and ensure records are accurate and up to date.
A full driving licence is essential.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Dave Jones on 0116 454 4938 or email [email protected]
Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 20th of July
