Tree Trimmers And Pruners

Job description

FOREST GREEN IS SEEKING 25 TEMPORARY SEASONAL
WORKERS FROM 12/15/2023 TO 08/15/2024 UNDER SUPERVISION, PERFORM MANUAL WORK NECESSARY USING HAND TOOLS TO CUT AWAY OR EXCESS BRANCHES FROM TREES OR SHRUBS TO MAINTAIN RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ROADS, SIDEWALKS, OR UTILITIES, OR TO IMPROVE APPEARANCE, HEALTH, AND VALUE OF TREE. PRUNE OR TREAT TREES OR SHRUBS USING HANDSAWS, HAND PRUNERS, CLIPPERS, AND POWER PRUNERS.

THIS POSITION IS FOR 36 HOURS PER WEEK, MONDAY -THURSDAY, 8 A.M. - 4 P.M. AND FRIDAY 8 A.M. - 12 P.M., HOWEVER MAY VARY DAYS OR TIMES TO ACCOMMODATE INCLEMENT WEATHER. ON THE JOB TRAINING IS PROVIDED. NO OVERTIME IS REQUIRED OR PERMITTED. DRUG TESTING IS REQUIRED, IS RANDOM AND IS PAID FOR BY EMPLOYER. DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE NOT TOLERATED. EXTENSIVE TRAVEL WITHIN THE AREA OF INTENDED EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED. SOME OVERNIGHT TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED.

WAGE IS 20.78 PER HOUR. AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE RURAL AND
THROUGOUT PICKENS, CHOCTOAW, GREENE AND MARENGO COUNTIES

EMPLOYER PROVIDED OPTIONAL HOUSING IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO
THE WORKER FOR ALL WORKERS IN A MOBILE WORKFORCE WHERE
WORKERS ARE PERFORMING DUTIES FOR SHORT DURATIONS AT MULTIPLE WORKSITES. A SINGLE WORKWEEK WILL BE USED AS THE STANDARD FOR COMPUTING WAGES DUE AND THE BEGINNING DATE OF THE PAY PERIOD IS SUNDAY. THE EMPLOYER WILL MAKE ALL DEDUCTIONS FROM THE WORKER PAYCHECKS AS REQUIRED BY LAW. UNLESS PRECLUDED BY CONGRESS,
THE EMPLOYER WILL GUARANTEE TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT FOR A TOTAL
NUMBER OF WORK HOURS EQUAL TO AT LEAST THREE-FOURTHS OF THE
WORKDAYS OF EACH 12-WEEK PERIOD OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
PERIOD; AND, IF THE GUARANTEE IS NOT MET, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY THE WORKER WHAT THE WORKER WOULD HAVE EARNED IF THE EMPLOYER HAD OFFERED THE GUARANTEED NUMBER OF DAYS. THE EMPLOYER PROVIDES ALL TOOLS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB AT NO COST. WHEN WORKERS ARE IN AN AREA FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROCURE TEMPORARY HOUSING EASILY, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY THE COST OF LODGING TO THE EXTENT SUCH COSTS WOULD REDUCE PAY BELOW THE OFFERED WAGE RATE FOR THE AREA OF INTENDED EMPLOYMENT. EMPLOYER PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION DAILY TO AND FROM THE DESIGNATED CENTRAL PICKUP LOCATION AND WORKSITES.
TEMPORARY WORKERS WILL BE PAID PREVAILING WAGE. EMPLOYER
PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN WORKSITES AT NO COST TO THE
WORKER. THE EMPLOYER WILL REIMBURSE NON-LOCAL WORKERS THE
REASONABLE ONE-TIME INBOUND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSE FROM THE POINT OF RECRUITMENT TO THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING A DAILY TRAVEL SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE FOR MEALS OF A MINIMUM OF $15.46 PER 24-HOUR TRAVEL PERIOD OR UP TO THE CONUS MEAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE OF $59.00 WHEN RECEIPTS ARE PROVIDED, NO LATER THAN IN THE FIRST WORKWEEK, AND THE BALANCE WILL BE REIMBURSED IF THE WORKER COMPLETES HALF THE EMPLOYMENT PERIOD H-2B WORKERS WILL BE REIMBURSED IN THE FIRST WORKWEEK FOR ALL VISA, VISA PROCESSING, BORDER CROSSING AND OTHER RELATED GOVERNMENT FEES, EXCLUDING PASSPORT FEES. U.S. WORKERS HIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RECRUITMENT WILL BE OFFERED AT LEAST THE SAME BENEFITS, WAGES, AND WORKING CONDITIONS THAT ARE OFFERED TO VISA HOLDING WORKERS. THE REASONABLE COST OF RETURN TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE WILL BE PAID FOR BY THE EMPLOYER IF THE NONLOCAL WORKER COMPLETES THE EMPLOYMENT PERIOD OR IS DISMISSED EARLY BY THE EMPLOYER.
WAGE DETERMINATION:P-400-23179-150190 WAGE SOURCE: OES REFER TO ID TREE TRIMMER WHEN APPLYING. APPLY AT THE NEAREST ALABAMA
WORKFORCE OFFICE.

Special Requirements

MUST BE PHYSICALLY FIT TO PERFORM JOB, WORK IN
INCLEMENT WEATHER, CARRY UP TO 50 LBS. MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A
DRUG TEST, PAID FOR BY EMPLOYER, AT THE EMPLOYER'S REQUEST.

BE ATLEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE.