Halter Group

Safety Specialist

• Provide field support services and assist safety leadership, regional managers, supervisors, and team members with implementing and enforcing safety and health policies
• Provide day-to-day compliance support
• Conduct routine compliance inspections, observations, field inspections, site reviews, and joint compliance walks
• Deliver and develop safety-related training, including new-hire safety orientation
• Coach employees and contract partners on safe and unsafe conditions
• Serve as the field safety point of contact with utility and client representatives
• Document deficiencies and develop sustainable corrective solutions
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action identification
• Review safety data and metrics to identify trends and recommend corrective actions
• Exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions are present
• Recommend disciplinary action for safety violations
• Identify, evaluate, and coordinate new methods to accelerate safety improvement
• Maintain safety recordkeeping

Field Safety Specialist – Utility Line Clearance

Estimator

• Provides timely and efficient audits that properly distribute the workload for future work priorities of the crew while maintaining operation schedule timelines, safety of the crew and employees and establishing timelines for project completion for the utility per contracted specifications.
• Obtains oral or written permission/notification from property owner, municipal, business to trim, remove or apply herbicide to trees.
• Secures appropriate permits when necessary.
• Arrange with customer or property owner to obtain access and advise of any interruption if applicable.
• Explain work to be done and establishes timelines.
• Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of all records and reports related to permission/notification from customer/homeowner to General Foreperson and crew personnel.
• Plans and lays out work for crew members. Considering factors such as the ability to get power equipment to locations, time required to complete work, clean-up time, equipment available, weather conditions and special instructions by customers/homeowners.
• Has an understanding and follow all applicable work methods pertaining to line clearance work.
• Inspect the right of ways to assess vegetation conditions and determine required maintenance.
• Responds to questions and concerns regarding work specifications and requirements.
• Inspects work completed by crew/contractors for compliance and utility specifications.
• Assists in the management of crew/contractors during storm restoration operations.
• Provides support and assistance on special projects assigned by the utility.
• May work on rough terrain due to nature of responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.

Line Clearance Estimator / Work Planner

General

• Provides management and leadership to a tree crew while performing assigned jobs.
• Communicates with General Foreman daily regarding all aspects of the job.
• Ability to perform all skills required of tree trimmers with a safety-first mindset.
• Understand and manage the assigned job.
• Maintain all equipment inspection paperwork.
• Provide inspection and maintenance of equipment.
• Complete daily paperwork and reports.
• Complete timesheets accurately and on time.
• Perform any other assigned tasks and responsibilities.
• Has completed of all safety videos and First Aid and CPR Training Programs.
• Has completed Aerial Rescue Training Program.
• Has completed all Trimmer Standards.
• Generally, has developed climbing skills within 24+ months.
• Able to push/pull brush or wood in excess of 100lbs.
• Able to perform strenuous repetitive work while walking, bending, sitting or climbing.
• Utilizes and applies daily repetitive personal protective gear.
• Able to identify Job Hazards, Job Briefings and Drop Zones.
• Able to identify tree assignments and initiate drop zones.
• Able to evaluate proper method (mechanical or manual) tree assignments.

Utility Line Clearance Foreman, Trimmers, Bucket Operators – CDL Required

• Provides management and leadership to a tree crew while performing assigned jobs
• Communicates with General Foreman daily regarding all aspects of the job
• Ability to perform all skills required of tree trimmers with a safety-first mindset
• Understand and manage the assigned job
• Maintain all equipment inspection paperwork
• Provide inspection and maintenance of equipment
• Complete daily paperwork and reports
• Complete timesheets accurately and on time
• Perform any other assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Has completed all safety videos and First Aid and CPR Training Programs
• Has completed Aerial Rescue Training Program
• Has completed all Trimmer Standards
• Generally, has developed climbing skills within 24+ months
• Able to push/pull brush or wood in excess of 100lbs
• Able to perform strenuous repetitive work while walking, bending, sitting or climbing
• Utilizes and applies daily repetitive personal protective gear
• Able to identify Job Hazards, Job Briefings and Drop Zones
• Able to identify tree assignments and initiate drop zones
• Able to evaluate proper method (mechanical or manual) tree assignments

Utility Line Clearance – Foreman/Trimmers/Bucket Operators, CDL Required

• Provides management and leadership to a tree crew while performing assigned jobs
• Communicates with General Foreman daily regarding all aspects of the job
• Ability to perform all skills required of tree trimmers with a safety-first mindset
• Understand and manage the assigned job
• Maintain all equipment inspection paperwork
• Provide inspection and maintenance of equipment
• Complete daily paperwork and reports
• Complete timesheets accurately and on time
• Perform any other assigned tasks and responsibilities

Utility Line Clearance – Foreman/Trimmers/Bucket Operators, CDL preferred

Utility Line Clearance – Foreman, Trimmers, Bucket Operators (CDL preferred)

• Provides management and leadership to a tree crew while performing assigned jobs
• Communicates with General Foreman daily regarding all aspects of the job
• Ability to perform all skills required of tree trimmers with a safety-first mindset
• Understand and manage the assigned job
• Maintain all equipment inspection paperwork
• Provide inspection and maintenance of equipment
• Complete daily paperwork and reports
• Complete timesheets accurately and on time
• Perform any other assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Has completed of all safety videos and First Aid and CPR Training Programs
• Has completed Aerial Rescue Training Program
• Has completed all Trimmer Standards
• Generally, has developed climbing skills within 24+ months
• Able to push/pull brush or wood in excess of 100lbs
• Able to perform strenuous repetitive work while walking, bending, sitting or climbing
• Utilizes and applies daily repetitive personal protective gear
• Able to identify Job Hazards, Job Briefings and Drop Zones
• Able to identify tree assignments and initiate drop zones
• Able to evaluate proper method (mechanical or manual) tree assignments