**Working Hours** 39 hours, permanent **Job Evaluation** EG 6 **Home Office** not possible **Application Deadline** 14.09.2026 - 09.10.2026 We, the Forestry Team in the Department of Green Spaces and Forests, manage 1,700 ha of urban forest in one of the most forest-rich cities in Germany. We love working in the forest, enjoy hands-on activities, and take pleasure in shaping the forest. Our forests significantly contribute to the city's attractiveness, provide recreational space, ensure clean air, and store water. To handle our diverse range of tasks, we need your support! Together with colleagues, you will engage in a varied role to maintain an attractive urban forest. Willingness to further education, teamwork, and networking are part of our core values, along with openness and trust in a well-established team with diverse gender, age, and educational backgrounds. If you have the courage to be flexible, choose the city of Wuppertal. Apply now! **Your Profile** Who are we looking for? **If you** - have completed training as a forestry worker, - possess a Class B driver's license and are willing to obtain a Class C license, and - have physical fitness, resilience, and flexibility, we look forward to your application! **We are also pleased if you have the following competencies:** - Reliability - Sense of responsibility - Team spirit - Resilience - Willingness to learn **Job Profile** What core tasks can you expect? - Planting work, - Young stand care and pruning, - All cultural maintenance and timber harvesting tasks, - Hazard tree felling near roads and buildings, - Construction and maintenance of forest recreation facilities, - Trail maintenance measures, - Nature and landscape care, - Operation of forestry machinery You can find the complete job profile here. **What do we offer you?** - A permanent position as a full-time employee under collective agreement - Salary according to TVöD EG 6 - Company pension scheme & annual special payment - Work in a collegial and committed team - An interesting, diverse, and challenging task - Varied and high-quality projects with room for creativity - Regular training and development opportunities, company health care, bicycle leasing - A well-equipped forestry operation - Hunting opportunities Due to the team structure and on-site work, part-time employment and home office are not possible. **A prior internship is viewed positively.** Together with EAP Assist, the Wuppertal city administration offers all employees and their immediate family members around-the-clock individual counseling services in all life situations. This includes assistance with questions and problems in the areas of health, illness, work, and family, as well as social issues. With a company pension scheme, we also provide for our employees beyond retirement age. The Wuppertal city administration is one of the first few cities in Germany to offer its trainees and trainers an EU internship funded by the EU program Erasmus+ Vocational Education. We are proud of that! You can find more interesting offers in the information boxes at the end of the job advertisement.