Seasonal Forestry Technician (Technologists & Technicians)

Full Time

  Green Diamond Resource Company

  Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States

Seasonal Forestry Technician (Klamath Falls, OR)

POSITION PURPOSE

To provide high quality field assistance to District Foresters in the design and layout of harvest units and associated roads for the development of Harvest Plans. Aids foresters in the field reconnaissance and flagging of road locations, stream protection zones, setting boundaries and related forestry duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following is a list of general job responsibilities for the Seasonal Forestry Technician position.  This list is not all-inclusive and may be broadened or changed to meet changing business needs. 

Under the guidance of the District Forester, the incumbent supports a wide variety of field layout tasks associated with the design of specific harvest units and the location and design of associated roads.

Specific duties include:

• Flag boundaries, stream protection zones, property lines, wildlife retention areas, wildlife key habitat features (green trees, snags, ponds, seeps etc.), tree marking, and stream classification.
• Performs field reconnaissance and describes the conditions and potential constraints and problems to the responsible District Forester who can provide further guidance and resolution to field layout design.
• Documents and records the technical information related to each Harvest Plan in a concise and accurate manner.
• Interacts daily with District Foresters as well as other Forestry Technicians. The incumbent will be working with these department representatives and as well as representatives in the Harvesting and Inventory GIS departments.
• Provides informational documentation and explanation of details of field layout.
• Assists in miscellaneous forestry functions, such as burning, tree planting and firefighting.
• Participates actively in Company safety program.
• May be assigned to other forestry-associated tasks as needed; these tasks may include but are not limited to prescribed burning, wildlife or stream assessment projects, and contract logging administration under District Forester guidance.
• Conducts stocking surveys and other plantation monitoring activities according to state compliance standards and/or Company standards.
• Helps identify and flag units to receive Intensive Forest Management (gopher baiting, pre-commercial thinning, etc.) treatments.
• Maintains legible, accurate, detailed records and writes technical reports.
• Updates forestry databases with a high level of accuracy.
• Produces accurate, comprehensive and clear maps using GIS mapping programs.
• Performs routine maintenance on the Company’s fire equipment.
• Assists in ignition and monitoring of controlled burns.
• Monitors contractors performing tree planting, herbicide application, fuel reduction, biomass harvesting and thinning projects.
• Performs field reconnaissance and then describes the conditions and potential constraints and problems to the District Forester who can provide further guidance and resolution to field prescriptions.
• Responds to wildfire incidents as initial attack, and assist with Emergency Medical Service coordination as needed.
• Assists in maintaining equipment, etc., as needed.
• Assists other Foresters with Harvesting Plan preparation and road layout as directed.
• Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with other departments and meet the needs of those departments while maintaining a high level of productivity.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Associates of Science degree in Forestry, Natural Resource field or equivalent required.
• Must have a valid Oregon Driver’s License.
• Knowledge of how to apply road and harvesting design principles during field layout.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be proficient in the use of forestry equipment, including GPS.
• Must be an active and contributing participant in the Forestry Departments Safety program.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate with the aid of a map, compass and aerial photo interpretation.
• Effective and professional relationships with co-workers within immediate work group, outside the immediate department, and with key contacts outside the company.
• Effective and productive communications skills; speaks well, communicates ideas clearly.  Writes well, clearly and concisely.  Is approachable and open to discussion.
• Manages multiple priorities professionally with minimum disruption to others.  Organized and proactively manages environment.  Responds to unexpected challenges successfully without losing track of daily responsibilities.  Prioritizes workload in order of importance.  Reliably follows through with job assignments.
• Ability to learn and administer operational guidelines and State Forest Practice Rules.
• Learns, applies and retains new methods and information.  Creative in solving problems.  Exhibits a “can do” attitude with a positive approach to challenges.  Views obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow.

Desired:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry, Natural Resources Management or related field.
• Previous field layout experience related to forestry.
• Knowledge of harvesting systems and road layout skills.
• Working knowledge of the Oregon Forest Practice rules and the application.
• Working knowledge of logging systems, equipment operation, and field layout experience.  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• This position is located in Klamath Falls, OR.
• Works primarily (90%+) of the time in the field under varying topography and climatic extremes.
• Ability to orient, climb, and traverse steep rugged, densely vegetated terrain on a consistent basis in in sometimes harsh weather conditions for long periods of time.
• Must have ability to work independently and without immediate supervision in remote areas.
• Works in conditions that may expose employee fire, wildlife encounters, reptile and/or insect bites.
• Mandatory travel to remote company locations.
• Ability to tour logging operations, attend training and company functions.
• Must maintain punctual and regular attendance and present appropriate professional appearance at all times.
• Requires the use of standard safety equipment in regulation with GDRCo.
• This position may be exposed to pollen, dust and pesticides.
• This position is a Physical and Mental Requirement Classification 3.