Job Description

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Tree Removal Technician who will work under North American Ministries to facilitate hazardous aerial tree removal at our disaster relief sites.  This expert will complete tree work that is preventing a job from being completed that is above the work of our Site Leadership Team (SLT) and volunteers.  You will work under the Tree Removal Technical Team Manager and alongside SLT and volunteers. This individual will assist with all duties assigned at deployment sites such as tool management and logistical support while maintaining "response-ready" equipment at your homebase located in North Wilkesboro, NC. Come join this team and grow the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.  

A day in the life of a Tree Removal Technician: 

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do!  We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. 

In the role of Tree Removal Technician, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Travel to field sites to facilitate aerial work on those trees deemed too dangerous.
• Maintain and operate vehicles and aerial lifts, provide logistical support, assist with tool management and project site instruction while ensuring the safety of all workers and quality of work performed.
• Ensure regular maintenance, repair and cleanliness of the department's tree Removal (TR) fleet and equipment.  Maintain the equipment in a "response-ready" mode and ensure all work performed is recorded accurately on the check list and work orders.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of all aerial lifts and maintain chainsaws.  This includes the warehouse, garage areas, sheds and any other facilities to ensure all safety protocols and expectations are met concerning the work performed and the facility.
• Be in contact with Samaritan's Purse beneficiaries (children, young adults, adults at risk) promoting and safeguarding their welfare within the context of Samaritan's Purse operations.
• Follow policies and procedures of Samaritan's Purse as set forth in the Policy Manual.
• Attend daily morning devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, its donors and volunteers.
• Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues, volunteers, vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and the general public within the workplace and the community.
• Other duties may be assigned that are not specifically identified within the content of the job description.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED) and at least three (3) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• DOT Medical Card required (assistance is available to fulfill this requirement)
• Be willing to obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within one (1) year of hire
• Ability to move or lift up to 75 pounds
• Be comfortable working at heights of 90 feet or more
• Experience using and performing tree work from aerial lifts, bucket trucks, spider-lifts, tow-behinds
• Experience performing hazardous tree removal
• Expert at operating a chainsaw on the ground and from an aerial lift including knowledge of proper felling cuts to be used from the ground and at height
• Ability to problem solve and work with other members of a team to accomplish complicated tree removals
• Ability to write routine reports and complete daily job site assessments (JSA's) 
• Ability to maintain or troubleshoot issues with a variety of equipment, such as trucks, trailers, aerial lifts and chainsaws
• Ability to deploy with short notice for three (3) or more weeks at a time

Job Location:  North Wilkesboro, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations:  Domestic travel between 180-237 days per calendar year 

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents) 
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave 
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.  Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.  John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.  1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.  1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.  Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
• We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.  Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
• We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.
• We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person biological male or female. These two distinct but complementary sexes together reflect the image and likeness of God. Rejection of ones biological sex is a rejection of Gods merciful design and creative order.  Genesis 1:26-27;1 Corinthians 6:9; Deuteronomy 22:5