Equipment Operator
Wright Tree ServiceOcala, Florida, United States
Posted March 9, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Wright Tree Service, an employee-owned company, offers the entire package of vegetation management services, including utility line clearance, mechanical line clearance, right-of-way mowing, land clearing, herbicide application, and substation restoration and maintenance. Wright Tree Service responds to natural disasters such as hurricanes and winter storms, to assist the utilities in removing and trimming trees away from the power lines to help restore power. Vegetation management is a complex and multi-faceted industry that affects every one of us economically, environmentally, and aesthetically. In a country that places the very highest premium on electrical power and uninterrupted service, the work performed by Wright Tree Service is essential. Wright Tree Service has been in continuous operation since 1933. We have a proven record of stability, reliability, and sustained growth. Today, we are among the top vegetation management companies in the country serving the utility industry. Residential tree care is offered by our sister company, Wright Outdoor Solutions, in Des Moines, Iowa. As you explore our Web site, you will see how we do our work and why we take such pride in our product. As a company and member of the community, we look forward to meeting your needs efficiently and economically wherever you are located in our service area.
Job Description
Equipment Operator to operate chainsaws, heavy machinery, and other equipment to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees, and to perform various tasks such as loading and unloading trucks, maintaining equipment, and enforcing on-the-job safety practices.
Requirements
- Operate chainsaws to cut brush, logs, and stumps of larger trees
- Operate heavy machinery such as Jarraffs and Geo-Boys
- Load and unload trucks with logs, stumps, brush and debris
- Work around hazardous equipment
- Work around excessive noise from machines, chainsaws, wood chipper
- Exposed to all temperatures and weather
- Help enforce on-the-job safety practices for crew members
- Safeguard employees and public from hazards in and around the work area
- Perform tree and bucket rescue
- Apply herbicides and growth regulators to stumps and brush
- Drive a truck with an attached brush chipper or other trailing unit
- Keep work area picked up and orderly
- Service truck, chipper, and equipment; maintain them in a neat, clean, and specified mechanical order