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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

15

Job Duties:

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 WITHOUT A "J" ROOT, COVER THE ROOTS WITH THE SOIL, AND TAMP THE SOIL AROUND THE NEWLY PLANTED SEEDLING. 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. 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. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPRAYING WILL BE CONDUCTED IF REQUIRED. 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.

Job Classification:

45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

MUST BE ABLE TO PLANT THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF TREES IN AN 8 HOUR DAY: BY END OF 1ST WEEK - 800, BY END OF 2ND WEEK - 900, BY END OF 3RD WEEK - 1000 TREES.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

CARLOS REFORESTATION, LLC

Location:

YAKIMA, WA 98902

Worksite

Address:

720 4TH AVE, YAKIMA, WA 98902

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-400-25136-987568

Multiple Worksites:

Yes

Additional Wage Information:

Wage rate depends on which county the work is performed. The Employer will provide sick leave to employees. The employee will accrue paid sick leave at a minimum rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked. Employees are entitled to use accrued paid sick leave beginning on the 90th calendar day after the start of their employment, and sick leave will be paid at the employee’s normal hourly rate based upon the location of the work performed on the day the employee uses the accrued sick day. Unused paid sick leave of 40 hours or less will be carried over to the following year for those workers returning to employment with the employer.

Date Posted:

6/3/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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