Position Description:
Salamatof Forestry & Fire (SF&F) Laborer position is based in Kenai, AK. The Laborer will be responsible for a variety of tasks to keep our operations running smoothly. These tasks may include but are not limited to: manual labor, maintenance and repair work and general upkeep. Laborer is responsible for performing designated tasks to aid daily operations at a SF&F site.
Pay starts at $18.00/hour depending on experience
Required Qualifications and Experience:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Minimum of 1-2 years of applicable field experience is required
- Valid Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record
- Strong focus and attention to detail for maintaining a safe work environment.
- Occupational hazards and safety precautions, standard practices, processes and materials involved in each trade relating to general labor and maintenance and to grounds and potentially equipment maintenance. Including skills in cultivation and maintenance of trees, lawns and ornamental shrubs and use of the equipment to perform such work.
- Skills in: Use and care of tools and equipment employed in each trade relating to general building construction and maintenance and to grounds and equipment maintenance.
- Abilities: Work harmoniously with other maintenance employees, the general public and SFF/management staff. Perform moderately heavy manual labor, in or out-of-doors, including lifting heavy objects, with strength and agility and to work under adverse weather conditions, if necessary, such as heat, cold and around mechanical equipment, chemicals, tools and with soil. Operate motor vehicles including a pickup truck and small dump truck. Follow oral and written instructions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.
- Attend morning safety meeting
- Loading and unloading tools or raw materials, working with hand tools (shovels, pickaxe, etc.) rigging, lifting and packing, operate ATV and trailers plus ATV log skidder, operate vehicles, maintain vehicles and small equipment, fuel equipment, Mobilize & demobilize, fire wising the related areas, maintaining a clean, safe and efficient WFP site while also supporting the overall project.
- Perform maintenance of various grounds by cleaning up debris, removing slash, digging shallow trenches or areas as required, seeding, watering, mowing and general cultivating of lawns, shapes and controls trees and shrubs via pruning, raking grass and leaves.
- Clears snow and ice from building and grounds by shoveling, operating a snow blower as needed and any other equipment required safely.
- Perform moderately heavy manual labor, in or out-doors, including lifting heavy objects with strength and agility to work under adverse weather conditions, if necessary, such as heat, cold and around mechanical equipment, chemicals, tools, or soil.
- Inspect work areas for hazards and communicate potential dangers to supervisors
- Work long hours in all weather conditions
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must maintain a constant state of mental alertness at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about. Must be able to lift 50 lbs or more.
Additional Position Duties:
This position description is intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Other duties may be assigned, and the company reserves the right to modify, interpret, and apply the job description as necessary. This position description is not a contract for employment and employment is “at-will” unless otherwise stated in a Union contract, employment agreement, or where prohibited by local, state, or federal regulations.
EEO Statement:
It is the company’s policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude, and experience, to provide Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work-related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected status. When applicable, the company’s policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force, and benefits. It is the company’s business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodation, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
Salamatof Forestry & Fire offers a competitive benefits package including medical insurance through federal (FEHB), dental, vision, short-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, paid holidays, annual PTO, and 401k with company match.
