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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

Manual itinerant work performing Forestry/Reforestation Support and Vegetation Management. Vegetation Management work consists of using backpack sprayers and other spray equipment to apply low-volume herbicides, and the use of handheld cutting tools to control vegetation on electric transmission and distribution rights of way, pipelines, rangeland, wildlife areas, industrial sites, and forestry tracts. Forestry Support work consists of hand and machine planting, transporting tree seedlings, pre-commercial thinning, low-volume herbicide spraying, and marking/maintaining forest boundary lines to reforest and maintain timberlands. Forestry activities include planting bare-root or containerized trees using a shovel, hoe-dad, or dibble bar, transporting trees in a tree bag, planting seedlings at pre-determined intervals, determining which immature trees to leave for growth, and identify and remove diseased or undesirable trees. Worker will use various equipment in planting and thinning trees, spreading or spraying chemicals, preparing sites for planting, and performing other vegetation management and forestry work. To remove unwanted trees and excess vegetation worker will use handheld tools including chainsaw, brush blade, power saw, hand saw, and other chemical applicators such as hypo-hatchet and spot gun. Worker will be responsible to lubricate equipment, fuel equipment, adjust equipment, and make emergency repairs to equipment. Workers who hold or obtain a MSPA Certificate with driving authorization may transport workers, count and check, and be offered additional work hours. Worker must be able to identify plants, determine immature trees, desirable vegetation, follow established procedures, understand and follow safety procedures, and properly apply herbicide mixtures of at least 20 gallons per day. Worker must communicate with with supervisor and other workers to discuss daily issues such as safety.

Job Classification:

45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Requires three months of Forestry experience. Requires physical stamina. Extensive walking over rough terrain carrying 35 to 40 pounds. Work is outdoors in extreme temperatures and adverse weather. Walking may be 10 or more miles in a day and must be able to lift and carry 40 lbs. Work will be done on tracts of land and Right-of-Ways varying in size from less than an acre to 1,000s of acres. Work schedule and locations dependent on weather conditions. Overnight travel required. Saturday and Sunday work required, when necessary. Employer-paid drug testing required of foreign and domestic workers prior to commencing work and post-hire at random and post-accident.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

IVM SOLUTIONS, LLC

Location:

Waverly, AL 36879

Worksite

Address:

2458 Lee Rd 88, Waverly, AL 36789

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-400-23184-162764

Multiple Worksites:

Yes

Additional Wage Information:

Raises and/or bonuses may be offered based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.

Date Posted:

7/28/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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