Aerial Arborist

**Aerial Arborist**

**About the Role**

**Base Location**:New Forest, Southampton

**Base Salary**:£23,920 - £33,280 + Overtime & Standby Payments.

**What we provide**:

- New revised working day, now finishing at 16:30pm for a better work/life balance.
- New Annual Attendance Bonus Scheme.
- New Annual Company provided health screening.
- New company-wide pay structure, allowing for accurate level placement based on performance, experience and qualifications.
- Company pension
- Opportunity to earn overtime.
- Large Focus on CPD (Continued Professional Development)
- Company issued PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Company issued climbing kit.
- 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- On-site parking

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time

Our business is growing rapidly and achieving fantastic results and you too could be part of our exciting and progressive team, whilst receiving a huge focus on your Continued Professional Development and job security.

Christopher Hoare Tree Services are looking for Aerial Arborists to join the team.

The Aerial Arborists daily duties may include:

- Tree climbing and aerial pruning operations.
- Tree felling and processing.
- Being actively involved in the business’s health and safety.
- Setting up of safe work sites.
- Completing and/or signing Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Co-operating with site visitors who are undertaking Quality and Safety site visits and audits on behalf of the client or company.
- Use of plant such as, woodchippers and stump grinders.
- Use of Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPS).
- Daily maintenance of company Plant, Machinery and Vehicles.
- Driving company vehicles to and from site.

**What do I need?**

Christopher Hoare Tree Services have a huge focus on your Continued Professional Development, as such we will provide refresher training, if applicable, on offer of your position and further training throughout your time at the business. The below requirements are taken straight from the Aerial Arborists Job Description, and although we would love to see all the below requirements met, we understand that may not be achievable and are happy to support the right individuals in gaining these.

The Aerial Arborist must hold and keep refreshed the following qualifications to fulfil their role:
Required:

- First Aid training
- Manual Handling
- City and Guilds NPTC - Safe use of Manually Fed wood-chipper
- City and Guilds NPTC - Chainsaw Maintenance & Cross-Cutting
- City and Guilds NPTC - Felling & Processing Trees up to 380mm
- City and Guilds NPTC - Tree Climbing and Rescue
- Attending toolbox talks, training sessions and safety engagements as required.

To work within the Utilities Department the Aerial Arborist must hold and keep refreshed the following qualifications in addition to the above:

- UA1 - Competence in Utility Arboriculture Basic Electrical Knowledge
- UA2.1 - Tree species and recognition, growth characteristics and associated hazards
- UA2.2 - Utility Arboriculture Ground-based pruning & Utility Arboriculture assisted tree felling
- City and Guilds NPTC - Aerial Cutting of Trees with a chainsaw using free-fall techniques
- UA2.3 - Utility Arboriculture Aerial Pruning

Qualifications and skills that may be desirable for an Aerial Arborist to hold:

- A minimum of 2 years industry experience
- GCSE or equivalent school certificates in English and Maths
- Full UK driving licence.
- City and Guilds NPTC - Safe use of a Mobile Elevated Work Platform
- City and Guilds NPTC - Aerial tree pruning
- City and Guilds NPTC - Aerial Cutting of Trees with a chainsaw using free-fall techniques
- City and Guilds NPTC - Aerial tree rigging
- City and Guilds NPTC - Competence in felling and processing medium trees over 380mm and up to 760mm
- City and Guilds NPTC - Severing uprooted or windblown trees using a chainsaw
- Other qualifications which may enable you to provide a wider service within your role which may be needed by the company from time-to-time.

**About our Business**

Christopher Hoare Tree Services ltd are a leading Arboricultural company specialising in a wide range of Arboricultural Services and Consultancy for over 25 years, located between the New Forest and Southampton. We carry out arboricultural operations to the highest standard across several sectors including but not limited to, Domestic, Commercial, Utilities, Timber Processing & Waste Management. As well as our repeat customer base, we have secured and are working on several large contracts including but not limited to Forestry England and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.

**What’s in it for you?**

An excellent and recently revised package including annual Health Checks, an annual Attendance Bonus Scheme, revised finish time of 16:30pm, and a fair company pay structure which encourages personal progression for all employees.

**Next Steps**

If however, you would like an informal discussion regarding the role,