Experienced Climber Wanted - East Lothian

About the job

Lord of the Trees Ltd are seeking to employ a skilled and experienced Tree Climber to join our excellent team on a permanent, full-time basis.  Our home base is on the outskirts of Haddington, but we work throughout Edinburgh and East Lothian.  Working in both the private client and commercial sector. 

Preferred Skills

• Minimum 2 years experience as a professional climber
• Knowledge of UK tree species
• Full UK drivers license
• Qualifications 
  • First Aid (Forestry)NPTC Unit CS30 – Maintaining a chainsaw
• • NPTC Unit CS31 – Felling small trees
  • NPTC Unit CS38 – Climb Trees and Perform Aerial Tree Rescue
  • NPTC Unit CS39 – Operate the Chainsaw from Rope and Harness
  • NPTC Unit CS40 – Aerial tree pruning
  • NPTC Unit CS41 – Sectional Fell

Benefits Offered

• Market related salary, dependant on skill level and experience
• Company pension
• Sick pay (rolling 10 days)
• Free on-site parking
• Further training where appropriate
• Schedule: Monday to Friday 8am – 4:30am (soft finish on Fridays where possible)

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About the Company

Lord of the Trees

Lord of the Trees Ltd is an established premium tree surgery company working mainly in Edinburgh and East Lothian.

Established by John Lord in 2000, we have expanded to regularly put out three teams per day.

After investing heavily, we have recently completed a transformation program to put in electronic customer and finance management systems so we are ready to expand again.

We pride ourselves on hiring and retaining the best people. This means we consistently deliver excellent service, reflected in our customer feedback and perfect five star rating on google.