Prevailing Wage $31.83/hour with Zone Differential pay

Prevailing Wage Overtime $47.75/hour with Zone Differential pay

Fringe Benefit $15.40/hour - Overtime pay does not apply

Do you have experience in the logging/clearing industry and like to work outdoors? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work for an industry leading disaster recovery contractor on a project in Oregon?

 We are looking for experienced Timber Fellers with a positive attitude, strong work ethic and the ability to work together well with a closeknit group of teammates.

Since 1976 Ceres Environmental its subsequent related companies have been tested and proven disaster recovery company focused on safety, client solutions and results.

 Our people as our greatest asset and work with a safety-first mindset. We have the financial strength, mobility, reach, exceptional expertise, and diverse array of equipment to promptly resolve client challenges.

You would be joining a team that cares about you and its customers. With more than 400 caring, committed, and trustworthy individuals worldwide, we lead the U.S. disaster recovery industry and are now making inroads into the forestry sector.

If you are selected for this role, you will use manual and mechanical equipment to fell trees.

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Uses axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage

- Maintains and repairs chainsaws and other equipment, cleaning, oiling and greasing equipment, and sharpening equipment properly

- Tags unsafe trees

Uses proper felling technique:

- Appraises trees for certain characteristics, such as twist, rot, heavy limbs, and gauges amount and direction of lean, in order to determine how to control the direction of the tree’s fall

- Clears brush from work areas and escape routes.

- Cuts saplings and other trees from direction of fall.

- Determines position, direction, and depth of cuts to be made and placement of wedges or jacks

- Saws back-cuts leaving sufficient sound wood to control direction of fall

- Stops saw engines, pulls cutting bars from cuts

- Trims off the tops and limbs of trees, using chainsaws, de-limbers or axes

- May be required to operate a skidder to pull down lodged trees

- Measures felled trees and cut into logs

- Operates equipment to load logs onto trucks or trailers using equipment designed for the operation

- Shall follow all company safety guidelines.

- Shall wear all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required

- Shall notify the crew foreman if other members of the crew, other contractors on-site, or members of the general public on-site are not working or behaving in a safe manner.

Other Duties:

As an employee it will be required for you to complete work that is not in your job description. This posting and job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum education required for the position:

- High School Degree or equivalent (preferred but not required)

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:
- Ability to work long hours in a high-stress environment, including work outside of normal business hours

- Follow basic machine maintenance

- Oversee and maintain the equipment assigned

Work Environment:
This job may operate in remote locations, void of sanitary facilities, in extreme weather conditions both hot and cold and precipitation, during light of day, during the night and possibly in flooded or fire-stricken areas.

Physical Demands

Required to:

- Sit for up to 4 hours
- Squat for up to 30 minutes, or
- Stand for up to 8 hours
- Height for climbing – 6’ (Required to climb a ladder, stairs, or tree for up to 6’.)
- Maximum single step height – 2’ (Required to make a maximum single step height of up to 2’ with one leg.)
- Maximum weight carried while climbing – 30lbs (Required to carry up to 30 lbs while climbing ladder, stairs, or tree.)
-Crawl height – 2’ (Required to be able to crawl under a 2’ crawl space.)
- Small space/hole – 2.5’ wide (Required to be able to fit through a 2.5’ wide crawl space.)
- Max weight single hand – 30lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 30 lbs with a single hand.)
- Max weight both hands – 60lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 60 lbs with both hands.)
- Max floor to waist lift – 75lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 75 lbs from the floor to the waist.)
- Above shoulder lift – 40lbs (Required to be able to lift up to 40 lbs from the floor to above the shoulders

Hours are subject to change based on business requirements and per company policy.

Ceres Environmental is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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