Grapple Truck Operator – Brown’s Tree Service

• Safely operate a grapple truck for tree and storm debris removal
  
  
• Load and haul brush, logs, limbs, and other vegetative debris
  
  
• Operate the grapple efficiently without damaging trucks, trailers, utilities, property, or surrounding equipment
  
  
• Perform daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections
  
  
• Keep the truck clean, fueled, greased, and ready to work
  
  
• Identify and immediately report mechanical or safety issues
  
  
• Complete required daily paperwork, load tickets, and time records
  
  
• Communicate with supervisors and ground personnel
  
  
• Follow jobsite, DOT, utility, and company safety requirements
  
  
• Work around tree crews, skid steers, loaders, chainsaw operators, and other heavy equipment
  
  
• Be prepared to work extended hours during storm-response deployments
  
  

• Previous grapple truck or similar heavy-equipment experience strongly preferred
  
  
• Valid driver’s license required
  
  
• CDL preferred and may be required depending on truck assignment
  
  
• Must have a clean or acceptable driving record
  
  
• Must be able to safely maneuver large trucks in tight residential and storm-damaged areas
  
  
• Must be dependable and show up ready to work
  
  
• Must be able to follow directions and communicate with supervisors
  
  
• Must be willing to travel for storm work when needed
  
  
• Must be able to work long shifts, including 12-hour days, nights, weekends, and consecutive days during storm response
  
  
• Must be able to work safely in changing weather and field conditions
  
  
• Drug-free workplace