Forest Workers
Employer
138 Chestnut Street
Roanoke, AL 36274
United States
Job description
Manual itinerant work to perform reforestation support activities including pre-commercial thinning and herbicide spraying to maintain timberlands. Use a chainsaw, brush blade, or other hand-held equipment, including chemical applicators such as hypo hatchet and spot gun, to remove excess trees and other vegetation. Use a backpack sprayer or other hand held tools to spray or inject vegetation with pre-mixed herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. Determine which immature trees to leave for accelerated growth, depending on spacing, species, size, freedom from disease or other defect, and possible damage to remaining trees. Cut brush and other vegetation. As minor activities, clear and pile brush, limbs and other debris from planting areas and gather pine straw. Workers who apply for and obtain, or currently hold a FLC or FLCE certificate of registration with driving authorized by the USDOL Wage and Hour Division during the employment period may transport workers, count and check, and may be offered additional work hours. These jobs involve propagating, protecting, and managing forest tracts.
Special Requirements
No education or experience required. Requires physical stamina. Extensive walking over rough terrain. Work is outdoors in extreme temperatures and adverse weather. Must lift and carry 50 lbs. Post-hire employment eligibility (e-Verify) check required of foreign and domestic workers. Employer may offer more than the stated work hours, depending on weather, business needs, and other conditions. Extreme heat, cold, rain, or drought may affect exact working hours.