Operators
Employer
7680 FM 2497
Lufkin, TX 75904
United States
Job description
Perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers. Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush. Maintain tallies of trees examined and counted during tree marking or measuring efforts. Operate skidders, bulldozers, or other prime movers to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated. Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws. Select or cut trees according to markings or sizes, types, or grades. Prune or shear tree tops or limbs to control growth, increase density, or improve shape. Examine and grade trees according to standard charts and staple color-coded grade tags to limbs. Drag cut trees from cutting areas and load trees onto trucks. Plant trees to assist in reforestation activities. Entry level, requires supervision.
Special Requirements
Must lift/carry 50 lbs., when necessary. Saturday and Sunday work required, when necessary. Employer-paid drug testing required of foreign and domestic workers prior to commencing work and post-hire at random, upon suspicion of use, and post-accident. Post-hire background check required of foreign and domestic workers.