Forest Workers
Employer
138 Chestnut Street
Roanoke, AL 36274
United States
Job description
Manual itinerant work hand planting tree seedlings to reforest and maintain timberlands. Plant tree seedlings in specified pattern using a shovel, mattock, planting hoe, or dibble. Transport trees in a tree bag. Dig holes at pre-determined intervals and insert seedling. Tamp soil around plant with foot and planting tool. Select optimum planting location to meet spacing, soil, and shade requirements. Bare soil. These jobs involve propagating, protecting, and managing forest tracts. Employer may pay a piece rate of $0.04 per tree planted correctly, but not less than the prevailing wage in the area of intended employment or applicable piece rate, whichever is higher. If a piece rate does not result in average hourly piece rate earnings during the pay period at least equal to the amount the worker would have earned had the worker been paid at the hourly rate, the worker’s pay will be supplemented to increase the earnings to the equivalent hourly level.
Special Requirements
Requires physical stamina. Extensive walking over rough terrain. Work is outdoors in extreme temperatures and adverse weather. Must lift and carry 50 lbs. Work schedule and locations dependent on weather conditions. Production standard of 2000 trees correctly planted per 8 hour day after one week of on the job training. Overnight travel is required. Saturday work required, when necessary.