arborist climber

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP
• or equivalent experience

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• Dangerous
• At heights
• Outdoors

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Interpret blueprints or other instructions to plan methods or sequences of operation
• Read blueprints or other instructions to determine work requirements
• Trim trees to achieve the desired pruning objective such as crown cleaning, thinning, raising, reduction, restoration, espalier pruning, vista pruning
• Tree removal

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Plant knowledge and identification

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Punctuality