Tree Care Technician & Maintenance Director
Employment type: Full-Time
Application Due Date: April 30, 2026
Schillinger Forestry is seeking a highly motivated and dependable Tree Care Technician & Maintenance
Director to join our team based in Traverse City Michigan. Interested individuals should submit cover
letter, resume and references to: Daniel Schillinger at the address above or via e-mail;
schillingerforestry@gmail.com
Wage and benefit package will be commensurate with candidate’s experience/education and will exceed
comparable public sector compensation. Employees will be encouraged to grow professionally throughout
their employment. Position is full time and open until filled.
Applicant Requirements;
Tree/shrub identification of all species common to Northern Michigan
A valid driver’s license and an ability to remain drug and alcohol free during work hours
Expertise with mechanical tasks; truck maintenance, pump maintenance, light carpentry
Excellent communication skills; telephone, writing, customer interactions
Computer literacy including these applications; Access, Word, Excel, Outlook, GIS, etc.
Employee Requirements (must be maintained or applied for shortly after hiring)
Commercial Pesticide Applier in Forestry (2), Ornamental (3B), and Right of Way (6)
Certified Arborist & TRAQ Certified Arborist (if desired by employee)
Position Duties, in order of time spent
Ornamental Urban Tree Care; Spraying for targeted insect and diseases, trunk injecting trees for
the same and fertilizing to overcome site specific problems (tree care truck and application
equipment will be provided for employee’s use)
Direct and execute all maintenance on company resources; trucks, spray rigs, hand tools, etc.
Warehouse oversite and management
Direct and execute annual customer mailings
Marking timber sale boundaries inside of surveyed property lines
Assist staff Foresters with field work/data collection
Urban tree pest and disease diagnosis – Hazard Tree Inventories
Invasive plant species identification and control
Workday requirement notes: The employee’s urban tree care work day begins extremely early to avoid
disturbing clients when people are outside. Maintenance tasks completed by employee are expected to be
completed with little to no oversight, all tools and Personal Protective Equipment will be provided. Most
of the forestry work involves being outside all day often climbing steep terrain through woods where there
are branches/trees and deep snow on the ground which increase the possibility of tripping or slipping. All
of these tasks require the employee to be on their feet all day and still be able to perform their duties; pull
a 300’ long hose to spray or fertilize, carry up to 5 gallons of fertilizer, accurately maintain trucks
equipment despite weather conditions, assist foresters with field work; cutting boundary establishment,
carrying 2-3 gallons of paint for tree marking, tree volume measuring, etc.
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