Seasonal Arborist

SEASONAL ARBORIST TRAINEE

Be part of a locally owned commercial tree care company in Southeastern Wisconsin.  Founded in 1935, with people-first culture, with a focus on employee development and practicing the art of science-based tree care to keep trees healthy and beautiful.

Do you share in Wachtel’s Core Values:

Safety:            A personal commitment at all levels in the organization, safety is our way of life, taking the time to educate, train, and                                              intervene to assure we can all go home at the end of the day.

Innovation:     Not to settle for the norm. Continue to grow and evolve and push ourselves and our company to improve, being as good as we                              can be and better than we‘ve been.

Passion:          Having the internal drive and motivation for the duties we can accomplish and the work that we will do. This cannot be trained;                              it must be in YOU. We will nurture it and help you grow it.

Initiative:        Seize the opportunities to provide excellent client service, continue self-improvement, and elevate others.

Team:              To work together to win. Overcome challenges, find solutions, deliver exceptional service. We show up for each other, hold each                            other accountable and trust each other. Bringing our best selves for one another.

                 Join the Wachtel Team, Preserving the legacy of trees and investing in YOUR future.

                     You’ll receive hands on training and be shown the many areas you can go in Urban Forestry

Wachtel Tree Science, Inc. desires to give a quality experience to seasonal employees. During this time, it is our goal to provide a safe work environment, learning experiences, and exposure to all aspects of a commercial arboriculture firm. During your time you will experience and learn the following

Tree and Landscape

• Instruction and training on carrying out a variety of tree jobs in a safe manner according to ANSI Z-133 standards (including communication, job flow, use of PPE, truck and equipment operation, etc.)


• Proficiency in the safe operation of a Vermeer chippers.


• Exposure to client relations and interaction on a work site.


• Use of a client database system for job management.


• Use of and/or exposure to a Altec bucket truck & tracked spider lift (72’ &/or 89’).


• Use of and/or exposure to Vermeer, Toro, and Rayco Loaders.


• Use of and/or exposure to  stump grinding operations.


• Use of and/or exposure to an air compressor and air knife. Training on stem girdling roots and steps to take to correct them.


• Training in making proper pruning cuts and branch selection for pruning of trees and shrubs to meet ANSI A-300 specifications.


• Exposure to cabling and bracing.


• Exposure to rigging and removal techniques.


• Use of and/or exposure to chainsaws and hedge shears.


• Training and hands-on experience in proper planting techniques of trees and shrubs.


• Training and use of key knots needed for safe tree care work.


• Introduction to rope and harness climbing dependent on previous knowledge and skill levels.

Plant Health Care (If you acquire the Pesticide Category 3.0  - Turf and Landscape you can have a greater exposure to Plant Health Care operations)

• Experience working with a Plant Health Care spray crew.


• Assist a Plant Health Care tree injection crew.

Sales  (Shadow a Sales Arborist for a day of property reviews/sales)

• Organization and creating a schedule for the day and week


• Introduction to Salesperson’s time management


• Introduction to the Sales Process


• Introduction to Client Service Database


• Proposal writing introduction


• Client interaction from a sales perspective


• Creating specifications for proposals and work orders


• Introduction to diagnostic techniques

Consulting   (Shadow and assist a Consulting Arborist for a day of a tree inventory)

• Introduction to the different tools for the data collection process


• Introduction to inventory data collection process


• Inform of the real-world application of inventory data in daily urban forest management


• Inform of the employment opportunities for Consulting Arborists in Arboriculture