Plantation Maintenance and Conservation Field Technician

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• Plantation Maintenance and Conservation Field Technician

Pono Pacific provides cost-effective natural resource management services to aid conservation agencies and landowners in their efforts to preserve, protect, and restore Hawai’iʻs precious ecosystems.

Opportunity Type: Full-Time Jobs

Opportunity

Title:

Plantation Maintenance and Conservation Field Technician

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Description:

Plantation Maintenance and Conservation Field Technician

Pono Pacific Land Management, LLC was founded with a vision of helping Hawai‘i’s conservation agencies and landowners. Since 2000, we have been providing specialized services to a variety of clients including:

• Native habitat restoration and landscape maintenance
• Ungulate-proof/predator-proof fence construction
• Renewable energy solutions

Pono Pacific strives to nurture the values that steer our organization: character, humility, ʻohana (family/community mindedness), service, excellence, and nobility in our employees through the important work we do for Hawai‘i.

• Primarily general eucalyptus plantation maintenance under close supervision by a Field Supervisor and/or Project Manager, and assist with other company projects as needed
• Effectively communicate with Field Supervisor, Project Manager, and Field Technicians about schedules, equipment status, field observations, potential hazards, and team dynamics
• Training and safe operation of hand equipment such as chainsaws, electric trimmers, loppers, etc.
• Training and safe operation of machinery including track loaders, tractors, utility vehicles, etc.
• Training and safe application of fertilizers and herbicides
• Maintenance, proper storage, and applicable tracking of all hand equipment, machinery, and hazardous materials
• Executing daily and weekly goals regarding coppicing, cleaning fields, application of fertilizers/herbicides, etc. as directed by the Field Supervisor and Project Managers
• Regularly properly wearing Personal Protective Equipment and maintaining a safe work environment
• Completing requisite data collection, reporting, and HR forms including timesheets in a timely manner
• Becoming proficient in Human Resources platform (complete timesheets, access employee handbook, etc.)

• Valid driver's license (or acquire within 3 months of hiring) and a clean driving record
• Reliable vehicle with understanding that driving within or between project sites is required
• Follow directions while working in small groups or independently
• Willing and able to perform physically challenging work in potentially extreme outdoor conditions daily
• Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 50 pounds

• Normal work weeks are composed of eight (8) hour days, Monday through Friday with a 30-minute lunch break.
• Employees should plan to start work at the project site by 7:00am and expect to end each day at about 3:30pm.
• Due to the nature of field work, inclement weather may cause unsafe or unworkable conditions. In the event the Field Supervisor calls a Rain Day, the employee will receive two (2) hours of paid compensation for that day.
• Paid federal holidays are observed and detailed in the employee handbook.

Dependent on experience/qualifications and project (minimum starting: $18 - $25 per hour)