Forestry Worker

Job description

Duties may include: Raise, transport, sort seedlings; Discard substandard seedlings according to standard charts or verbal instructions. Plant seedlings with shovels, hoe dads or equivalent to meet or exceed stringent requirements under the direction/supervision of inspectors. Spray or inject vegetation with pesticides to kill insects or to protect against damage/disease, or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation and/or enhance growth using backpack sprayers or hatchets/spray bottles. Trim or prune trees or other vegetation. Manage vegetation by thinning, clearing, pruning, piling with hand or mechanical equipment. Prevent forest fires by performing tasks under the direction/supervision of fire/forestry technicians including clearing/disposing of brush, piling, digging lines, and/or constructing fire breaks & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

At Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed)

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 55lbs) 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 OT.