Employer is looking to fill 15 Forestry Worker positions. This is a temporary, full-time, seasonal
position from 12/1/2026 to 9/30/2027.
Requirements: 3 months Tree. Planting experience. 18 due to government contracts. Applicants willing
and qualified to perform work described and available for the entire period specified and work
throughout all areas of intended employment.
Employer Note: No minimum education requirement. Begin/report to work: Marion County, OR 97306
@ $22.82/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between report to work address and additional
worksites within the states of AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY. Show proof of
legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. The employer will comply
with heat illness prevention requirements when the weather is above 80 degrees F. All work will be done
with employer provided tools, equipment and supplies without
charge/deposit.
Job Duties: Follow instruction/direction from supervision in regard to safety, cutting specifications, or
work needs; report any issues. Select tree seedlings, prepare the ground, or plant the trees in reforestation
areas, using manual planting tools. Prune or shear treetops or limbs to control growth, increase density,
or improve shape. Support trees using stakes or nets. Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides or
herbicides. Prepare traps for invasive or destructive wildlife. Under the direction of Forestry Technicians
assist with disposing of brush and digging fuel breaks. Use tools such as rakes, saws, shears, shovels.
Clean and maintain tools and worksite to ensure safety other related Forestry Worker activities as per
SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org). Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; capable of doing
physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Perform physical
activities: such as maneuver, balance, walk, stoop, handle, position, move, manipulate materials push,
pull, maneuver objects up to 50lbs.
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM-4:00 PM. Offering 40 (plus) hours per week;
not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered
hours and/or overtime could vary as they may be dependent upon other factors such as
project/schedule/service needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable). Variable
weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate, possible downtime and/or overtime. Worker will be
offered a total number of work hours equal to at least 3/4 of the workdays of each 12-week period.
Wages: $17.71-26.79/hr OT $26.57-40.19/hr. Wage may vary based on experience and or location
worked. Will use single workweek as standard for computing wages due. Employer will comply with all
applicable Federal, State and local employment-related laws and regulations such as wages, breaks,
hours worked, and overtime hours (overtime possible but not required or guaranteed. If overtime is
worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked beyond 40 hours each week.)
Compensation
Salary: 17.71 $ per Hour
Additional Benefit Information: All deductions required by law will be made by employer and any further tax withholding/other reasonable deduction(s) authorized by worker. Health and Welfare benefits may apply. At Employer's discretion: possible raises and /or bonuses based on individual factors: work performance or skill (not guaranteed). Possible cash advances (if applicable/requested by worker, potential deduction from worker's paycheck).
Inbound/Outbound Transportation (Initial Arrival and Contract Completion/Subsequent Departure): The amount of transportation payment/reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for distances involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at the rate requir d at the time of travel (currently $16.78/day during travel to max of $68/day w/receipts).
Transportation and subsistence will be reimbursed (by check in 1st work week) for cost from the place from which worker has come to work for employer, whether in the US or abroad, to place of employment. Will reimburse H-2B worker in 1st work week for all visa, visa processing, border crossing and other related fees, including those mandated by gov, incurred by H-2B worker (not include passport).
Upon completion of work contract or where worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide/pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to place worker originally departed to work, except where worker won't return due to subsequent employment w/another employer.
Any worker who voluntarily abandons employment is not entitled to payment for outbound transportation or full 3/4s
Guarantee described
Optional shared furnished housing available to worker at no cost to worker.