Forest And Conservation Worker
Employer
8252 REDSTONE AVE SE
SALEM, OR 97306
United States
Job description
Full time, temporary seasonal position. Pre-Commercial Thinning: Carries fuel, oil, and
operates a chainsaw, weighing approximately 30 pounds, cutting trees 15-20 years old, and
brush clearing. Undesirable and diseased trees will be cut with the use of a chainsaw.
Selected limbs of standing trees will also be cut to enhanced the trees growth. Trees, limbs
and brush that have been cut will be piled and covered for future disposal in a prescribed
manner. Spraying when required. Mop up operations post wildland fire event.
Commercial Tree Planting: The employee will clear an area with a planting shovel, dig a hole,
place a seedling in the hole, planting in such a manner that there is no J Root and cover the
hole back up to secure the seedling. The employee must be able to carry a planting bag with a
number of seedlings, weighing approximately 50 lbs, up and down steep, rugged terrain.
Training provided if needed. All work performed in remote areas on steep, 40% - 60%, terrain.
Special Requirements
MUST BE ABLE TO PLANT THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF TREES IN AN 8 HOUR DAY:
BY END OF 1ST WEEK - 800, BY END OF 2ND WEEK - 900, BY END OF 3RD WEEK - 1000
TREES. MUST BE ABLE TO WORK IN SAFE MANNER.