Forest Conservation Worker
Employer
118 N. MARKET BLVD. CHEHALIS, WA
CHEHALIS, WA 98532
United States
Job description
Commercial Tree planting; will be conducted on steep terrain 30%-60% in slope and done with the use of a planting shovel. The employee will clear a space on the ground, dig a hole, correctly place the seedling tree in the hole, cover the roots then tamp the soil around the newly planted seedling.
The employee will be required to carry a planting bag which will contain the seedling's, combined weight is about 50-60 pounds depending on the size of the seedlings, up and down
the steep terrain in remote mountainous areas.
Pre-Commercial Thinning; Cutting of undesirable and diseased trees.
Spraying vegetation to eliminate unwanted underbrush.
Brush Cutting/Piling and cutting of limbs of the commercial timber will be conducted in order to
promote the growth of the standing timber. Tree limbs cut and brush will be piled in a prescribed manner for future disposal.
Then thinning will be conducted with the use of chainsaw.
Employees are expected to maintain the saw, sharpen the chain in the field, maintain correct fluid levels and properly break the saw down for cleaning. The employee must demonstrate that he can work in a safe and effective manner.
Access is gained to the remote areas by traveling on abandoned, unnamed or numbered
logging roads that are maintained.
Special Requirements
MUST BE ABLE TO PLANT THE FOLLOWING IN AN EIGHT (8) HOUR DAY
1ST WEEK 800
2ND WEEK 900
3RD WEEK 1,000
F.A.5
OCCASIONAL OVERTIME, ANY HOURS OVER 40 IN A WORK WEEK WILL BE PAID AT 1 1/2 TIMES THE COUNTY RATE WERE THE JOB IS DONE AT THE TIME.
F.A.9
3 MONTH EXPERIENCE REQUIRED CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TREE PLANTING AND/OR PRE-COMMERCIAL TREE THINNING.