About the role
Overview
- 350 acres.
- That is the size of the canvas available to you as a member of the Bartlett Tree Arboretum staff.
- Within, there are layers of responsibilities that help keep this property safe, healthy, and beautiful.
- If you are skilled in horticulture or arboriculture, or just have a love for nature and a willingness to learn, your next job may be on our team.
Bartlett Tree Experts is the oldest, largest, and premier scientific tree and shrub care company in the world; our people thrive in a safety-first, entrepreneurial, promote-from-within environment. Join our family-owned company - and make our next success story your own.
Benefits
We offer competitive compensation, as well as:
- A safety-first culture and professional workplace
- Advancement opportunities - we promote from within
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401k retirement plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Industry credential/license pay increases - we encourage and invest in your professional development
- Company provided uniforms, PPE, gear, and equipment
- Boot reimbursement up to $150
- Access to training, continuing education programs, and a variety of resources provided by the Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratories in Charlotte, NC
- To find out more about what life is like at Bartlett, check us out on Instagram @LifeatBartlett.
Responsibilities
- Never stop learning: our team is better when you are better
- Safety: keep yourself and your co-workers safe
- Operate and maintain chippers, chainsaws, mowers, and all other equipment safely
- Learn and demonstrate high safety standards
- Tree and shrub care, turf care, maintenance of mulched areas
- Proper application and timing for Pest/Disease suppression materials
- Assistance with nursery and greenhouse operations
- As needed assistance with research trials: planning, implementation, process, data harvesting, termination
- Responsible for carrying out other duties as assigned by the Crew Leader or designated supervisor, or Local Manager
Qualifications
Teachable attitude
- A passion for nature, the environment, and the outdoors
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- At least one (1) year of tree climbing (DdRT or SRT) and aerial lift operation experience in the tree care industry
- Valid driver's license and clean motor vehicle record (Class B CDL preferred)
- Ability to work outdoors year-round in all weather conditions
- The F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
- Location : Name Research Lab
- Location : State/Province NC
- Category Research Lab and Arboretum
- Latest Post Date: englishcareers 9/28/2026
- Type Regular Full-Time