Vegetation Maintenance Specialist with Rope Climbing Skills SKT

DB Fahrwegdienste GmbH is seeking a vegetation maintenance specialist with SKT rope climbing skills in Hannover. You maintain vegetation along the railway and help keep trains safe by felling trees, cutting vegetation and spotting hazards.

• Maintain vegetation along the railway independently and reliably to help keep trains safe.
• Use chainsaws, brush cutters, various mulching machines and specialist equipment reliably.
• Carry out demanding tree felling, complex tree dismantling and sawing from elevated work platforms, and use SKT A or B rope climbing techniques.
• Fell designated trees safely and correct identified quality problems independently.
• Clear cut vegetation.
• Use your trained eye to spot hazards in vegetation.

• Training as a forestry worker or landscape gardener, or similar work experience in vegetation maintenance, plus a completed SKT A or B rope climbing course.
• Ideally, a valid category B driving licence for daily travel to work sites and transporting equipment.
• A fitness assessment during selection to ensure you can safely maintain vegetation along railway lines.
• Willingness to develop your personal and professional skills so you can continue to perform your duties reliably.