Forestry Worker

Job Summary: Employer is looking to fill 170 Forestry Worker positions. This is a temporary, fulltime seasonal position from 1/2/2027-10/30/2027. Requirements: 18 due to travel. 3 months Commercial Brushshaw/Chainsaw experience. Employer Note: No minimum education requirement. Begin/report to work: Central Point, Jackson County, OR 97502 @ $23.83/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between report to work address. Additional worksites in various counties/areas within the States of: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MN, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY. All work will be done with employer provided tools, supplies and equipment without charge or deposit. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide equals dismissal. Possible background check post hire at employer's expense 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 deg F. Job Duties: Tree planting; grubbing/scalping; tubing; tree pruning piling; tree thinning/TSI; fuel reduction; bud coping; nursery work such as maneuver pack baby trees, thinning, and weeding; If Necessary (only in the event of an unforeseen fire and under the direct supervision of Fire Suppression Officers or Forestry Technicians: minor suppression via clearing/disposing of brush and piling and digging line/constructing "fire breaks"(manually digging small trench as needed). Walk substantially (up to 15 mi/day), also stoop, bend while maneuvering a pack (up to 50lbs) thru rough terrain(non-trail). Applicants willing and qualified to perform work described and available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Incidental driving possible and other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org). Hours: 40 hours plus hours per week not including applicable lunch and /or breaks. Monday-Friday, 6:30AM-3:00PM. week; Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours /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-wk period Wages: $17.71/Hour up to possible $30.00/Hour OT $26.57/Hour up to possible $45.00/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 (OT possible but not required or guaranteed. If OT is worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked beyond 40 hours each week. Experience Required: At least 3 months Compensation Salary: Job Requirements Education Required: None Minimum Age: 18 Gender: N/A 17.71 to 30.00 $ per Hour, DOE Additional Benefit Information: 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. Health & 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 & Contract Completion/Subsequent Departure): The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the ost 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) Transportation and subsistence will be reimbursed(by check in 1st work week)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, & 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