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FORRESTER AND ASSOCIATES LLC Forestry Worker (Temporary) in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
Forrester and Associates, LLC is looking to fill 140 Forestry Worker positions. This is a temporary, full-time seasonal position from 4/1/2025 to 12/31/2025. Begin/report to work: 7516 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM 87107 @ $16.85/hr. Employer will transport workers daily between report to work address and additional worksites. Additional worksites (Tentative Itinerary - continue throughout various counties/areas) within the States of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, LA, MS, MT, ND, NM, NV, SD, TN, TX, UT and WY. Duties: Raising and transporting seedlings; sort tree seedlings, discarding substandard seedlings, according to standard charts or verbal instructions. Plant: seedlings/trees. Spray or inject vegetation with insecticides to kill insects or to protect against disease or with herbicides to reduce competing vegetation; enhance growth. Trim trees or other vegetation; cut trees or logs. Incidental driving and other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org). Standard/Expected Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30AM-4:30PM. Offering 40+ (plus) hours per week; not including applicable lunch and/or breaks. Possible weekend/holiday work. Start/end times, offered hours and/or overtime could vary as they may be dependent upon other factors such as project/schedule/service needs, weather, and commute time between worksites (if applicable). Work is performed outdoors, exposed to weather; must be capable of doing physically strenuous labor for long hours, occasionally in extreme heat or cold. Variable weather conditions apply; hours may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime and/or overtime. Terms: Employer will comply with all applicable Federal, State and local employment-related laws and regulations such as wages, breaks, hours worked, and overtime hours (overtime possible, but not required or guaranteed. If overtime is worked, wage is paid at 1.5x regular rate of pay per hour worked beyond 40 hours each week.). Requirements: Must be 18 due to travel. Must show proof of legal authority to work in the U.S. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco free work zone. Must walk substantially (up to 15 miles/day), also stoop, bend while carrying a pack (up to 50lbs) thru rough terrain (non-trail). Must have 3 months Commercial Brushsaw/Chainsaw experience. No minimum education requirement. All applicants must be able willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide = dismissal.Possible background check post hire at employer's expense. Wages and Conditions of Employment: $12.78/Hour up to possible $32.00/Hour OT $19.17/Hour up to possible $48.00/Hour. Wage may vary based on Experience and/or location worked. Will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Wage paid every week All deductions required by law will be made by the employer as well as any further tax withholding or other reasonable deduction(s) authorized by the worker. Piece rate may apply: worker will never make less than Prevailing Wage or Federal/State/Local minimum wage. Health and Welfare benefits may apply. At Employer's sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed); possible cash advances (if applicable/requested by worker, potential deduction from worker's paycheck). *If a payday coincides with a week containing a holiday, your paycheck may be deposited or disbursed on the following business day (this accounts for banking holidays or any delays in the processing of payments). Inbound and Outbound Transportation (Initial Arrival and Contract Completion/Subsequent Departure): The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distan es involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at the rate required at the time of travel (currently $15.88 per day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 per day with receipts). Transportation and subsistence will be provided for cost from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment. Will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker (not including passport). Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer. 3/4s Guarantee: The worker will be offered a total number of work hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays of each 12-week period. Tools, Equipment and Supplies: All work will be done with employer provided tools, supplies and equipment without charge or deposit. Miscellaneous: Optional, shared housing available at no cost to the worker. Any worker who voluntarily abandons employment is not entitled to payment for outbound transportation or the full 3/4s Guarantee described. Employer Contact Information: Forrester and Associates, LLC - Email: applytoFA@gmail.com or Phone: (662) 331-2784 (ext. 7). How to apply: Inquiries, applications, indications of availability and/or resumes may be sent to the nearest NM SWA: NM Connection Center - Albuquerque | 501 Mountain Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Phone: 505-843-1900. Email: nmworkforceconnection@wccnm.org. Please reference New Mexico Job Order #934328.