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Forestry Worker Positions

Employer is looking to fill forestry worker positions. This is a temporary, full-time seasonal position from 3/1/2026 to 11/30/2026. Equal opportunity employer. Requirements: three months commercial brushsaw/chainsaw experience. At least 18 due to travel. Able, willing and qualified to perform work described and be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas. Employer notes: begin/report to work Phoenix, Jackson County, OR 97535 at $20.65/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between worksites within the states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY. Proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide equals dismissal. Possible background check post hire. The employer will comply with heat illness prevention requirements when the weather is above 80 degrees F.

Job duties: raising and transporting seedlings; sort tree seedlings, discarding substandard seedlings, according to standard charts or verbal instructions. Plant: seedlings/trees (without J/U root). Clean and maintain equipment/job site, load/unload tools/equipment to be used. Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides/herbicides to protect against disease or reduce competing vegetation; enhance growth. Trim trees or other vegetation; cut trees or logs. Under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians: assist with clearing/disposing of brush, piling, and digging line/constructing fuel breaks. Operate site preparation equipment as needed. Incidental driving and other related forestry worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org). Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Walk substantially (up to 15 miles/day), also stoop, bend while carrying a pack (up to 50lbs) through rough terrain (non-trail). Hours: Monday to Friday, 6:00AM to 2:30PM. 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). Varying weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate, possible downtime and/or OT. Employer will comply w/all applicable federal, state and local employment-related laws and regulations such as wages, breaks, hours worked, and OT hours. Wage: $14.77 per hour up to possible $45.00 per hour. OT $22.16 per hour up to possible $67.50 per hour. Wage may vary based on experience and/or location worked. Will use single workweek as standard for computing wages due. Wage paid every 2 weeks. All deductions required by law. If OT is worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked beyond 40 hours each week.

Job classification: forest and conservation workers. Experience required: at least three months. Compensation: salary. Education required: none. Minimum age: 18. Gender: N/A 20.65 to 45.00 $ per hour, DOE. 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). 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. All work will be done with employer provided tools, supplies and equipment w/o charge or deposit. Employer will reimburse up to $350.00 annually for work boots. Optional, shared housing avail at no cost to the worker. Any worker who voluntarily abandons employ is not entitled to payment for outbound transportation or full 3/4s guarantee described. Inbound and outbound transportation (initial arrival & 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 $16.28/day during travel to a maximum of $68/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 US 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.

WorkSource Oregon is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services, alternate formats and language services are available to individuals with disabilities and limited English proficiency free of cost upon request. WorkSource Oregon Departamento de Empleo es un programa/empleador que respeta la igualdad de oportunidades. Disponemos de sevicios o ayudas auxiliares, formatos alternos y assistencia de idiomas para personas con discapacidades o conocimiento limitado del ingls, a pedido y sin costo. TTY/TDD - dial 7-1-1 toll free relay service. Access free online relay service at: TTY/TDD - marque gratis al N 7-1-1 de servicio de remisin. Acceda al servicio gratis de remisin en-lnea: Employer will perform background check.

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