Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
Highschool diploma
License(s) Required
Valid Drivers License
Expected Start Date
10/12/2026
Compensation
$20.00 - $30.00 / hourly
Hours Per Week
70
Number Of Positions
2
Shift
7am - 5pm
Job Description
Over the Top Tree Service
Tree Service Technician
Location: Butte, Montana
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Crew Leader / Owner
Position Summary
Over the Top Tree Service is seeking a dependable, safety-minded Tree Service Technician to join our growing team in Butte, Montana. The successful candidate will assist with tree trimming, tree removal, hazardous tree mitigation, storm cleanup, stump grinding, brush removal, and general property cleanup.
This is a physically demanding outdoor position that requires working safely around heavy equipment, power tools, ropes, chainsaws, falling limbs, and other job-site hazards. Previous tree-care experience is preferred but not required for the right candidate. We are willing to train motivated employees who demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to safety.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist with residential, commercial, municipal, and government tree-care projects.
- Assist with tree trimming, pruning, removals, and hazardous tree mitigation.
- Safely handle and process branches, logs, brush, and other tree debris.
- Assist with rope-and-rigging operations and lowering of tree sections.
- Operate and assist with equipment such as chippers, stump grinders, chainsaws, loaders, and other tree-care equipment as trained.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
- Load, secure, transport, and unload tree debris and equipment.
- Assist with stump grinding, backfilling, grading, and restoration of work areas.
- Follow all company safety procedures and instructions from the crew leader.
- Perform daily equipment inspections and report maintenance or safety concerns.
- Protect structures, landscaping, vehicles, utilities, and other property during operations.
- Provide professional and courteous service to customers and property owners.
- Perform other duties associated with professional tree care as assigned.
Qualifications
- Strong work ethic and dependable attendance.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying Montana weather conditions.
- Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods.
- Ability to safely lift, carry, drag, and maneuver heavy materials.
- Willingness to work at heights and around heavy equipment.
- Ability to follow directions and work effectively as part of a crew.
- Commitment to job-site safety and proper use of personal protective equipment.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
- Previous tree-care, landscaping, construction, logging, forestry, or equipment-operation experience is preferred.
- Chainsaw, climbing, rigging, CDL, or equipment experience is a plus.
Physical Requirements
The employee must be capable of:
- Standing, walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, and working on uneven terrain.
- Lifting and carrying heavy equipment and tree material.
- Working from elevated positions when properly trained.
- Working around chainsaws, chippers, ropes, rigging systems, and heavy machinery.
- Performing physically demanding tasks throughout the workday.
Advancement Opportunities
Over the Top Tree Service is committed to developing employees who demonstrate initiative, skill, and leadership. Employees may have opportunities to advance into positions such as:
Ground Technician → Climber → Senior Climber → Crew Leader
Training may include chainsaw operation, climbing techniques, aerial rescue, rigging, equipment operation, hazard recognition, and advanced tree-care practices.
Safety Expectations
Safety is a fundamental requirement of every position at Over the Top Tree Service. Employees are expected to follow established safety procedures, properly use required PPE, maintain situational awareness, communicate effectively with crew members, and immediately report unsafe conditions or equipment concerns.
The goal is simple: every employee goes home safely at the end of every workday.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is someone who is dependable, physically capable, mechanically inclined, willing to learn, and takes pride in doing quality work. We are looking for someone who wants more than just a job and is interested in developing a long-term career in professional tree care.
Over the Top Tree Service - Professional Tree Care. Safe Work. Quality Results.
Is this a registered apprenticeship?
True
Place of Work
Hybrid
Requisition ID
TST
Job Type
Full Time
Application Email
jeremiah@overthetoptreeservice.com