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Forestry Technician
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What we do:
-Thinning
-Hazard tree felling
-Forest management (writing and implementing prescriptions)
-Noxious weed management
-Erosion mitigation and water management
-Slash management
-Pruning
-Wildfire mitigation
-Revegetation
Job Responsibilities:
-Use of chainsaw to fell and buck trees
-Use of hand tools
-Maintain equipment (heavy and light)
-Manage slash
-Operate equipment if skills allow
-Proper use of personal protective equipment
-Assist with forestry operations
Job description and qualifications:
-Work safely - make good decisions in potentially stressful situations
-Physically demanding job requires repeated, strenuous labor
-Strong communication skills in technically demanding forestry situations
-Highly competent with forestry tools: winches, chokers, hand tools etc.
-Highly competent with the chainsaw (professional experience only)
-Mechanical skills: troubleshooting and repair
-Work well as a team
-Able to accomplish tasks solo
-Operating experience is a plus (skid steers, masticator, excavator, skidder etc.)
-Overtime is a requirement of the job
-Travel is a requirement of the job
Other valued skills:
-Herbaceous plant identification
-Trucking and trailering
-4x4
-Welding and fabrication
-Irrigation, plumbing, pumps, hydraulics
-Crew logistics
Where we work:
-Winter work is generally in Albuquerque and the Rio Grande Valley
-Spring, summer, fall we work in Northern New Mexico and central Colorado
Employees are required to have their own transportation. When working out of town we either stay in Airbnb or camp.
Forest and job types we work in:
-Forest types: bosque, PJ, ponderosa, mixed conifer, burn scar
-Commercial clients
-State and city governments
-Federally funded projects
-Private home and land owners
-Slash management projects (no forest)
-Occasional dirt work, permaculture, irrigation
Compensation:
-Wage: $20-$26/hr. Wages can vary based on job we are on.
-Sick leave
-Training and development
To apply:
-Respond to this ad with relevant work history, skills and phone number
-Please be ready with a reference
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.