Seasonal Forester

Seasonal Forester                              

Job Code:                    1911

Department:              Forest Management

Location:                    Roseburg, OR

Minimum Hourly:      $17.50

POSITION PURPOSE:  

If you enjoy working in the great outdoors and have a desire to pursue a career in Forestry, Tribal Workforce is offering a seasonal position exploring Forest Management where a Tribal student can learn and understand the various facets of timber management. This position will be reviewed two weeks from the start date and will be a seasonal Full-Time position (June-September) with a possible extension of time, not to exceed (6) months from the start date. Days of employment are Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in forest measurement.
• Assist with inventory.
• Assist in cruising of timber.
• Assist with clear center line of P-lines and survey sight lines.
• Assist with Tribal Road inventory (GPS culvert locations, note culvert attributes, type of road, condition of road, etc.)
• Assist with GPS boundary area and proposed roads of logging units.
• Assist with timber sale layout/tree marking for thinning harvest.
• Assist with determining age classes of stand types.
• Assists with calculating the site index of the stand types.
• Assist with property line layout.
• Assist with wildland fires that threaten the Tribal holdings.
• Various production-oriented tasks/other duties as assigned.
• Student will receive on-the-job training working alongside the timber management supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be currently enrolled in a college Forestry program.
• Strong math, reading, and writing skills desired.
• Willing to work in all weather conditions (this position is primarily outdoors)
• Physical ability to walk in rough terrain,
• Good attitude and work ethic.
• Proper outdoor clothing and work boots are needed.
• Current valid Oregon driver’s license.