Forestry Worker

Employer is looking to fill 60 Forestry Worker positions. This is a temporary, full-time seasonal position from 1/1/2027 to 9/30/2027. Requirements: 18 due to travel. 3 months Commercial Brushsaw/Chainsaw experience. 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 at Turner, Marion County, OR 97392 @ $22.82/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between report to work address. Additional worksites: within the states of: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, and WY. Show proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. All work will be done with employer provided tools, equipment and supplies without charge or deposit. Job Duties: Prepare the ground, choose, and plant seedlings using manual planting tools. Trim trees, surrounding vegetation and remove fallen debris and brush to promote healthy growth of seedlings. Spray or inject herbicides to reduce competing vegetation. Under the direction of fire Suppression Officers or Forestry Technicians: perform prescribed burning tasks, suppression via clearing and disposing of brush pilings. Mark, gather, harvest and package forest related products for buyers and 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 40lbs. Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM-3:30 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. The worker will be offered a total number of work hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays of each 12-week period The employer will comply with heat illness prevention requirements when the weather is above 80 degrees F. Wages: $14.79/Hour up to possible $26.79/Hour OT $22.18/ Hour up to possible $40.19/Hour. Wage may vary based on experience and/or location worked. 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.). Will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Wage paid every two weeks. All deductions required by law will be made by the employer as well as any further tax withholding or other reasonable deduction(s) authorized by the worker. Compensation Salary: 14.79 to 26.79 $ per Hour Additional Benefit Information: Health and Welfare benefits may apply. At Employer's sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed). Possible cash advances (if applicable/requested by worker, potential deduction from worker's paycheck). Inbound and Outbound Transportation (Initial Arrival and Contract Completion/Subsequent Departure): The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at the rate required at the time of travel (currently $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts). Tran portation and subsistence will be provided for cost from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment. Will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker (not including passport). Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer. Optional, shared housing available at no cost to the worker. Any worker who voluntarily abandons employment is not entitled to payment for outbound transportation or the full 3/4s Guarantee described.