Forestry Worker

Job description

Duties may include: Reduce competing vegetation by: Brush Cutting, Chipping, Burning Slash Pile, Clearing, Hacking, Piling, Pull Slash, Scalping, Slashing, Spraying and Thinning. Prepare sites for planting, tending crop trees and Plant bare-root or containerized trees, Baiting, construcing fencing and cutting Fire Lines. Possible driving of company vehicle and/or supervising & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

Special Requirements

Must be 18 due to travel. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Must walk substantially (up to 15 miles/day), also stoop, bend while carrying a pack (up to 50lbs) thru rough terrain (non-trail). All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or overtime.