Logging Training Program Intern

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill six to eight (6-8) part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week during academic terms and up to 40 hours per week during term breaks) Student Technical Assistant (Student Logging Training Program, (SLTP) Intern) positions for the College of Forestry at Oregon State University (OSU).
These positions support OSU Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (FERM) Department and OSU Research Forests (OSURF) management activities, associated with the Student Logging Training Program and related FERM and OSURF projects. These positions will work with the SLTP Manager to accomplish operational, harvest, and general forest management related duties. Position Duties Perform all phases of designing, analyzing, and safely implementing commercial thinning with the Koller K501 yarder and associated operational equipment (Link-Belt 3240 Log Loader, John Deere 648 Skidder).
Work typically includes:

• Development of a Resource Management Plan
• Unit layout and design
• Timber measurements and marking
• Running profiles and performing payload analysis
• Chainsaw operation, timber felling, limbing, and bucking
• Cable system rigging and chokersetting
• Yarding, skidding, sorting, decking of logs
• Log quality control
• Equipment maintenance and operation
• Other tasks as assigned

This job is a great opportunity to be exposed to all phases of a logging operation while providing for application of skills learned in the classroom. The work program is designed as a logging training program for interested and qualified students. There may also be opportunities to assist with harvest operations projects and research outside of the student thinning operation.
Driving OSU Motor Pool, College, or University owned vehicles, and/or personal vehicles throughout the OSU Research Forests, both locally and statewide, to access work sites in the field. Students may be required to provide their own transportation to local work sites. Minimum Qualifications Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
  
  

• International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Completion of first year coursework in Forest Engineering, FE/CE, Forest Operations Management, or Forestry.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to safely work and communicate well with other logging personnel, land managers, and supervisors.
• “CAN DO” attitude! TEAM worker.
• Neat writing skills, keyboarding skills, computer use skills.
• Calk boots, hardhat, rain gear, and Leatherman (or similar) tool. Cruisers vest by summer season.
• The ability to lift/carry/push/pull objects weighing up to 40 pounds is required.
• Incumbents are required to provide their own transportation to and from Peavy Arboretum.
• This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
• This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard 125-155-0200) as per OSU Standard 576-056-0000 et seq.

Preferred (Special) Qualifications

• Completion of second year coursework in Forest Engineering, FE/CE, Forest Operations Management, or Forest Management.
• Ideally, coursework in surveying, mensuration, silviculture, harvest processes, logging management, and forest operations analysis.
• The ability to work up to 40 hours per week during summer breaks is preferred.

Prior logging experience is not required. Working Conditions / Work Schedule

• These positions are based at the Harvest Systems Lab at OSU Research Forests office complex at Peavy Arboretum.
• These positions are required to work in a forested environment with steep slopes, uneven and brushy terrain, with exposure to biting and/or stinging insects and poison oak, and in all weather conditions (including heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind).
• The work schedule during academic terms will be flexible to accommodate student coursework.
• Successful applicants will be expected to make a one (1) year commitment (1 JAN 2023 to 31 DEC 2023). Expectation to work 12 – 20 hours per week during the school year (as class schedules permit) and full time during the 2023 summer.

DURATION : Training (office & field) during Winter and Spring 2023 terms, hours TBD per week. Part time; 12 – 20 hours per week during the school year. Full time; summer field season (approx. mid-June – late Sept. 2023).
COMPENSATION : $ 15.00 per hour initial training wage; operational wage increases, commensurate with qualifications. Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P09328SE
Number of Vacancies 8
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 12/19/2022
Anticipated Appointment End Date
Posting Date 11/17/2022
Full Consideration Date 11/30/2022
Closing Date 11/15/2023
Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students
Special Instructions to Applicants When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents: 1. A Resume / Curriculum Vitae (CV) 2. A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position, and why you are interested in this position.
3. Transcripts (Unofficial)
For additional information please contact: Steve Pilkerton, CF PE at steve.pilkerton@oregonstate.edu.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS : To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 30 NOV 2022. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

This position requires driving a University vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the University; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Motor Vehicle History Check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions (as per Voluntary and Compulsory Driver Standards OSU Standard 125-155-0200) as per OSU Standard 576-056-0000 et seq.
Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.