TREE DIVISION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 

Unit: AFSCME II
Reporting To: Tree Working Foreman
 Wages: G-5 $1,279.43 - $1,496.75/weekly
Hours: 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday
Application Deadline: Open until filled

DEFINITION Manual arboricultural work and equipment operation of a skilled nature in the care and maintenance of Town-owned trees, shrubbery, and roadside vegetation and all other related work as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Works under direct supervision of Tree Working Foreman, although intermittently assignments may be conducted under general supervision.  May have to use independent judgement in operating equipment. 

• Performs a variety of routine and repetitive tasks as a member of a crew on assigned locations. 
• Errors could result in property damage and under certain conditions could jeopardize public safety. 
• Performs manual work in assisting with the removal of town trees by operating brush chippers, stump grinders, bucket trucks, rigging ropes, and leverage devices. 
• Hauls brush and logs, ensures crew mates have necessary tools for the job.  May be asked to buck logs on the ground and prune or remove trees from an elevated bucket as experience and training allows, and as directed by Working Tree Foreman.
• Assists in planting town trees and shrubbery and ensuring trees and shrubs are properly watered. 
• Mandatory participation in the Town’s snow and ice removal program by plowing snow and de-icing roadways and parking lots, and removes ice and snow from walks, drives, and pavements. 
• Actively participates in training activities offered.  Complies with safety requirements of ANSI Z133 safety standards for tree care. 
• Performs duties during regular work hours and during after-hours emergencies, as needed. • May service and follow prescribed preventative maintenance procedures on assigned equipment units. 
• Operates Bobcats, drives trucks in all kinds of public works construction, maintenance and repair operations; loads, unloads and transports material, tools, supplies, equipment and workmen; operates a snowplow or sand spreader.  Operates a brush chipper and stump grinder, may operate logging truck boom and bucket truck. 
• Operates equipment such as small sidewalk rollers, compressors, chain saws, sidewalk sweepers, line painters and the like. 
• Performs pick and shovel work in grading, patching or otherwise maintaining improved and unimproved streets; does rough work of excavating and sheathing trenches; excavates and backfills holes, trenches and ditches; spreads sand or stone chips by hand or mechanical spreader. 
• Opens clogged sewers and catch basins, removes dirt and debris, and unstops lateral connections and traps. 
• Performs work on ball fields, parks and playgrounds and cemetery. 
• Performs a variety of unskilled tasks in connection with the physical maintenance of parking areas, streets and sewers; performs incidental unskilled manual laboring tasks as required. 
• Other projects and duties as assigned. 

SUPERVISION 

• Works under general supervision of the Tree Working Foreman. 
• Makes some contact with the general public. September 2025 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• High School education or G.E.D. 
• Qualifying experience in the operation of equipment, or any equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Knowledge of mechanics and operation of equipment. 
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License. 
• Must possess and maintain an active Massachusetts Hoisting License, or ability to acquire one within six months. 

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, AND SKILL 

• Working knowledge of public works equipment operations construction practices and maintenance procedures. 
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor under varying and possible extreme weather conditions. 
• Must be able to receive and comprehend verbal and written instructions appropriate to DPW construction and maintenance activities. 
• Working knowledge of ANSI A300 arboriculture standards 
• Arborist or ISA Certification, EHAP Certification, and Massachusetts Pesticide Applicator’s License preferred. 
• Ability to rope climb and to work in trees is also preferred. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The work is mutually mental and physical.  While performing the functions of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear for extended periods.  Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reaches with hands and arms, crawls and climbs. Specific vision abilities required include close and medium distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to hear normal sounds, distinguish sound as voice and communicate through human speech. Required to lift and carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 100 pounds. Ability to use and wear personal protective equipment and clothing such as hearing, eye, foot, hand and respiratory safety protection. 

JOB ENVIRONMENT Work is performed generally outdoors. May be subjected to loud noise and exposure to extremes of heat and cold temperatures and inclement weather. Required to traverse uneven terrain, may be required to bend or stoop and is subject to one or more hazards such as those associated with working near or with heavy equipment and machinery. EOE 

To Apply: Submit completed application, resume, cover letter to: Town Manager's Office Attn: Human Resources Director 121 Glen Road Wilmington, MA 01887   or via email at: jobs@wilmingtonma.gov If submitting by email please use "Tree Division Equipment Operator II" in the subject.  Resume, cover letter and completed application may be attached as a PDF to the email.  Please note, we will not reformat or fix formatting issues if sending electronically and in a file type other than PDF.