Habitat Restoration Specialist
Title: Habitat Restoration Specialist
Status: Nonexempt, Full-time, dependent upon completion of a 90-day probationary period. Mandatory seasonal overtime.
Location: Hillsboro main office, restoration sites throughout the Pacific Northwest
Transportation: Provide own transportation to work sites, Hillsboro facility, or other planned locations.
Summary: Execute habitat restoration treatments while maintaining measurable safety, quality, and output requirements.
Essential Duties:
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Control noxious weeds through careful, precise application of herbicides using backpack sprayers
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Planting bare-root trees and shrubs
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Install container plants, plugs, and bulbs
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Prepare and install native plant pole cuttings
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Maintain native tree and shrub plantings using hand-tools and power tools
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Perform site preparation using a variety of power equipment
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Repair, clean, and maintain all hand and power tools in operating condition
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Operate and maintain company tractors, ATVs, and trucks
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Load and unload vehicles and trailers with all required equipment
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Collect native plant seed
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Other duties as requested
Job Performance Expectations (required):
Hit Team Membership Requirements: Ash Creek Forest Management is a team environment. It is the responsibility of each team member to adhere to these requirements.
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Treat your team members, support staff, clients, and others with respect
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Role model positive communication and behavior while in the field, meetings, or when dealing with others
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Take initiative to make things better for your team
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Maintain the self-confidence and self-esteem of others
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Focus on the situation, issue, or behavior, not on the person
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Lead by example
Safety
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Adhere to all documented safety policies and protocols
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Practice safe operation with all equipment and vehicles
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Inspect and maintain all required equipment and submit documented safety forms on time
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Always maintain a safety 1st mindset
Quality
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Utilize quality control methods for all treatments and document results
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Communicate quality control methods and results to project managers and field operations manager
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Maintain a level of quality designated by clients and project managers
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Fix quality issues immediately upon finding them
Output
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Must reach documented output goals that are set on a per project basis
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Maintain a minimum of 40 billable hours per week
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Be available for occasional mandatory overtime
Experience/Qualifications (Required):
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Ability, motivation, and endurance for 8 to 10 hours of productive manual labor
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Ability to work outdoors across uneven terrain during inclement weather
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Ability to work collaboratively with a team
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Experience using hand and power tools (chainsaw, shovel, hoedad, etc.)
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Ability to safely lift 60 lbs.
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Valid driver's license