Forst Laborer

Job description

RAKE AND BALE PINE NEEDLES ( PINE NEEDLES ARE A LANDSCAPING PRODUCT)
PINE NEEDLES ARE THE LANDSCAPING PRODUCT THAT YOU COMMONLY SEE IN STORES, NURSERIES, AND ARE COMMONLY USEED BY LANDSCAPERS. THE FIELDS WHERE THE PINE NEEDLES ARE RAKED AND BALED ARE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE H2B WORKERS IS LISTED BELOW:

FAN RAKE, PITCH FORK, AND A BOX BALER ( A BOX BALER IS A METAL BOX WITH WHEELS ON IT. THERE IS NO MOTOR, HYDRAULICS, OR SENORS LOCATED ON THIS BOX). EVERYTHING IS PERFORMED BY MANUAL LABOR. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALER CONSIST OF RAKING PILES OF PINE NEEDLES. THE PILES NORMALLY RANGE FROM 30 TO 50 BALES. THE H2B WORKER WILL THEN ROLL THE BOX BALER TO A PILE OF PINE NEEDLES. THE WORKER WILL THEN PLACE TWO STRINGS ON THE TOP OF THE BALER THUR THE INSIDE AND THUR THE SLOTS OF THE DOOR OF THE BALER. AFTER THE STRING HAS BEEN APPLIED, THE WORKER WILL START ADDING THE PINE NEEDLES TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOX. THE PLUNGER MOUNTED TO THE BOX BALER WILL BE INSERTED TO THE INSIDE BY PULLING THE HANDLE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION. PINE NEEDLES WILL BE CONSTANTLY ADDED AND PACKED BY PLUNGER UNTIL DESIRED TENSION IS FELT ON THE PLUNGER HANDLE. THE WORKER WILL THEN TAKE THE HANDLE TO A BACKWARDS POSITION REMOVING IT FROM THE TOP OF THE BALE. AFTER THIS, THE DOOR WILL BE UNLOCKED, OPENED AND A BALE OF PINE NEEDLES REMOVED FROM THE BALER AND THEN STACKED INTO A PILE. THIS MAKES THE COMPLETION OF ONE PINE NEEDLE BALE. THE PINE NEEDLE BALE WILL THEN BE PLACED ONTO A BOX TRAILER THAT IS USED TO TRANSPORT THE PINE NEEDLES TO CUSTOMERS..

Special Requirements

Work schedule : 8 hours/day, M-F, 40 hours/wk. 7AM-4PM and 8AM-5PM during daylight savings.