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Invasive Plant Control, Inc.. |
| Categories: |
Agriculture
Other |
| Travel Required: | 76% or more |
| Job Type: | Part Time |
| Preferred Degree: | Associate |
| Experience Required: | Not Required |
| State/Province: | TN - Tennessee |
| City: | Nashville |
| Salary: | $10 to 11.50 per hour |
| Job Description: |
POSITION TITLE: Invasive Plant Control Travel Team Technician LOCATION: Eastern US SUPERVISOR: Restoration Ecologist
JOB DESCRIPTION · Conduct intensive habitat restoration of many different native plant communities with the main emphasis in invasive plant management.
SPECIFIC DUTIES · Primary function will be to travel continuously throughout the eastern US as part of an invasive plant management team and utilize a variety of techniques including chemical, mechanical and biological methods to control invasive exotic plants.
REQUIREMENTS · Valid driver’s license; good communication skills; good physical condition; ability to work with minimal supervision; ability to travel for long periods of time away from home; ability to pass pesticide applicator exams in various states. · Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines · Ability to travel extensively and on short notice. · Knowledge of current trends in invasive plant management in natural areas. · Adapt, improvise, and overcome precarious situations. · Employee must have knowledge of plant identification and plant life histories; demonstrate ability in the principles of integrated weed management including; planning, prevention, inventory and monitoring, and the full range of control techniques. · Employee will be required to treat all invasive plant species with minimal to no damage to native species in the area.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT · Job involves the use of chemicals on a daily basis. Position requires extensive chemical applications and the need to mix chemicals, spray with low and high volume equipment, and rinse and clean application devices. Applicant will be required to study and pass pesticide applicator tests in all states he or she will work. · Job involves the use of chainsaws and brushcutters in dense vegetation up to 8 hours per day. · Work requires physical exertion and/or muscular strain. Work involves several disagreeable elements and/or exposure to job hazard’s where there is possibility of injury. · Work is conducted in outdoor natural areas settings where extreme temperatures and high humidity can present extreme work conditions · Applicant will need to perform tasks in a natural area setting where ticks, mosquitoes, venomous snakes, poison ivy and other hazardous obstacles may create undesirable working conditions · Terrain often presents the need for hiking up to 10 miles in a day while packing up to 50 pounds of equipment. · This is a travel position. Crew will be on the road for virtually the entire period of performance.
Invasive Plant Control, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Terms of Employment: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: This agency provides reasonable accommodations during the application process to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. ALL APPLICANTS ARE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, AGE (WITH AUTHORIZED EXCEPTIONS) OR ANY OTHER NONMERIT FACTOR. End of Vacancy Announcement |
| Contact Phone: | 615-385-4319 |
| Post Date: | 07/27/2010 |
