Forest And Conservation Worker
Employer
969 State Route 508
Chehalis, WA 98532
United States
Job description
PERFORMING MANUAL LABOR THAT WILL DEVELOP & PROTECT FORESTED AREAS DESIGNATED FOR HARVESTING COMMERCIAL TIMBER IN THE FUTURE.
COMMERCIAL TREE PLANTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON STEEP TERRAIN; 40% - 50% IN SLOPE AND DONE WITH THE USE OF A PLANTING SHOVEL. THE EMPLOYEE WILL CLEAR A SPACE ON THE GROUND, DIG A HOLE, CORRECTLY PLACE THE SEEDLING TREE IN THE HOLE, ENSURING THE SEEDLING DOES NOT HAVE A "J" ROOT, COVER THE ROOTS WITH THE SOIL, AND THEN TAMP THE SOIL
AROUND THE NEWLY PLANTED SEEDLING. SPRAYING AND TUBING AS REQUIRED. THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PLANTING BAG WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE SEEDLINGS, COMBINED WEIGHT OF 50 - 60 POUNDS, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE SEEDLINGS, UP AND DOWN THE STEEP TERRAIN IN REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ACCESS IS GAINED TO THESE REMOTE AREAS BY TRAVELING ON ABANDONED, UNNAMED OR NUMBERED, LOGGING ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAINTAINED.
CUTTING OF UNDESIRABLE & DISEASED TREES. BRUSH CUTTING/PILING AND THE CUTTING OF LIMBS OF THE COMMERCIAL TIMBER WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF THE TIMBER. WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AREAS THAT WERE LOGGED OFF 12-15 YEARS OR SO AGO AND THE UNWANTED GROWTH WILL BE ELIMINATED IN ORDER FOR THE STANDING TIMBER TO BE ABLE TO MATURE AT A GREATER RATE. WHEN REQUIRED, SELECTED LIMBS OF THE REMAINING
TREES WILL BE CUT. ALL OF THE CUTTING, TREES AND BRUSH, WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THE USE OF A CHAINSAW. EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THE SAW, SHARPEN THE CHAIN IN THE FIELD, MAINTAIN THE CORRECT FLUID LEVELS, AND PROPERLY BREAK THE SAW DOWN FOR CLEANING. THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE SAW, FUEL, AND OIL IS APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS AND MUST BE CARRIED UP AND DOWN DIFFICULT TERRAIN RANGING FROM 40% - 50% IN SLOPE. THE EMPLOYEE MUST
DEMONSTRATE THAT HE CAN WORK IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER
Special Requirements
MUST BE ABLE TO PLANT THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF TREES IN AN 8 HOUR DAY: BY END OF 1ST WEEK - 800,
BY END OF 2ND WEEK - 900, BY END OF 3RD WEEK - 1000 TREES ON 40% - 50% SLOPE