Trainee Tree Surgeon and Grounds Maintenance

Branching Out has an exciting new apprenticeship opportunity

Do you have a passion for the great outdoors, Are you interested in Trees? Are you hard working? and have great physical ability then this is the opportunity for you.

Over a 2 year period we will provide all internal and external training for the successful applicant to become a fully qualified arborist there will be no college day release, all training will be done inhouse and external short courses.

You will be trained in the following:

- Use and maintain a chainsaw
- Felling of Small Trees
- Felling of Large Trees
- Operating a chainsaw in a tree
- Ariel Rescue
- Operating manually fed wood chippers and stump grinding
- First Aid + Forestry

We offer
- 20 days annual leave + public holidays
- provision of all PPE, kit and uniform.
- company pension scheme.
- Salary increases the more qualified you become

Please be aware that the work is very physically demanding and not for the faint hearted.

Reference ID: Apprentice

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,124.00-Starting Salary per year depending on age and experience

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,400.00-£28,571.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee mentoring programme
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/03/2025
Expected start date: 13/01/2025