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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

100

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 PLACING THE ROOT IN A "J" SHAPE, COVER THE ROOTS WITH THE SOIL, AND THEN TAMP THE SOIL AROUND THE NEWLY PLANTED SEEDLING. THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY A PLATING 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; THE CUTTING OF UNDESIRABLE AND DISEASED TREES, SPRAYING VEGETATION TO ELIMINATE UNWANTED UNDERBRUSH, BRUSH CUTTING/PILING 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 THE 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, MAINTAN 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% SLOPE. THE EMPLOYEE MUST DEMOSTRATE 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 MANTAINED.

Job Classification:

45-4011.00 - Forest and Conservation Workers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

F.A.5 OCCASIONAL OVERTIME, ANY HOURS OVER 40 IN A WORK WEEK WILL BE PAID AT 1 1/2 TIMES THE COUNTY RATE WERE THE JOB IS DONE AT THE TIME. F.A.9 3 MONTH EXPERIENCE REQUIRED CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL TREE PLANTING AND/OR PRE-COMMERCIAL TREE THINNING, F.A.11: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO CORRECTLY PLANT THE FOLLOWING NUMBER OF TREES IN AN B HOUR DAY SHIFT BY THE END OF 1ST WEEK BOO SEEDLINGS 2ND WEEK 900 SEEDLINGS 3RD WEEK 1,000 SEEDLINGS

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

MT ST HELENS REFORESTATION INC

Location:

CHEHALIS, WA 98532

Worksite

Address:

118 N MARKET BLVD, SUITE B, CHEHALIS, WA 98532

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-400-26184-075993

Multiple Worksites:

Yes

Additional Wage Information:

3 Month Experience Required Conducting Tree Planting and/or Precommercial Tree Thinning

Date Posted:

7/24/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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