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FOREST AND CONSERVATION WORKER
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2B
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 104
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 40
- Wage: 15.29 USD / Bi-Weekly
- Start date: 10/01/2025
- End date: 07/31/2026
- Process date: 07/24/2025 09:53:03
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
COMMERCIAL TREE PLANTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON STEEP TERRAIN; 40%-50% 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, ENSURING THE SEEDLING ROOTS ARE NOT IN A J OR U SHAPE, COVER THE ROOTS WITH THE SOIL, AND THEN TAMP THE SOIL AROUND THE NEWLY PLANTED SEEDLING. NETTING/TUBING MATERIAL INSTALLED AS REQUIRED. SPRAYING OF PESTICIDE FOLLOWS. THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PLANTING BAG WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE SEEDLINGS, 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.SPRAYING: (Only herbicides labeled for forestry applications are used. The position does not mix or load of any herbicide. Mixing and loading is done by a licensed herbicide applicator who oversees all aspects of application. Each worker who sprays herbicide must be licensed with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Workers are trained both for safety and for technical procedures. The worker will be trained, once hired, to obtain the spraying license.) BRUSH CUTTING/PILING AND THE 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. THE THINNING WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE USE OF A 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 COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE SAW, FUEL AND OIL IS APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS AND MUST BE CARRIED UP AND DOWN DIFFICULT TERRAIN RANGING FROM 40%-50% IN SLOPE. THE EMPLOYEE MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE CAN WORK IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. ACCESS IS GAINED TO THESE REMOTE AREAS BY TRAVELING ON ABANDONED, UNNAMED OR NUMBERED, LOGGING ROADS THAT ARE MAINTAINED. WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HIKE FROM A ROAD SYSTEM TO WORKSITES THAT MAYBE LOCATED UP TO 3 MILES IN DISTANCE DUE TO THE REMOTENESS OF THE WORKSITE.