{"id":48850,"date":"2023-04-05T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=48850"},"modified":"2023-04-04T07:35:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:35:54","slug":"internship-seed-orchard-technician-sierra-pacific-industries-coupeville-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-seed-orchard-technician-sierra-pacific-industries-coupeville-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Seed Orchard Technician, Sierra Pacific Industries (Coupeville, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Paid Internship<br><strong>Salary Details:<\/strong> $18-$21 per hour<br><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Apr 21, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Our Burlington Forestry District has an opening for a qualified individual to help manage the Company\u2019s Whidbey seed orchard. This is a seasonal position near&nbsp;<strong>Coupeville, WA<\/strong>&nbsp;that starts immediately and ends October 2023.<br><br><strong>Duties include, but are not limited to<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perform cultural activities such as mowing, fertilizer application, grafting, and pruning<\/li>\n<li>Operate and maintain irrigation systems<\/li>\n<li>Utilize hand and power tools and operate heavy equipment as needed<\/li>\n<li>Participate in cone collection projects<\/li>\n<li>Collect data at seed orchard, progeny test sites, and remote orchards<\/li>\n<li>Assist in planning herbicide and insecticide applications to control weeds and insects<\/li>\n<li>Occasionally assist with miscellaneous projects on working forest lands<\/li>\n<li>Occasional work on weekends may be required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completion of, or progress toward, bachelor\u2019s degree in Forestry, Agriculture, or a related field preferred, but experience may substitute<\/li>\n<li>Strong work ethic<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work both independently and as a team member<\/li>\n<li>Current valid driver\u2019s license<\/li>\n<li>Ability to operate a four-wheel drive vehicles and farm equipment such as tractors and orchard lift<\/li>\n<li>Ability to lift 50 pounds<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience with herbicide application or a valid WA Pesticide License is preferred<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Compensation includes competitive hourly wage and housing allowance for qualifying individuals. <\/em><em>Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<br><\/strong><\/span>Apply online at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spi-ind.com\/internships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spi-ind.com\/internships<\/a><br>Applicants must provide a cover letter and resume when submitting application.<br><br>Applications Close:&nbsp;<strong>April 21st 2023<\/strong><br><em>Interviews will be ongoing as applications are received.<br>Positions may be filled prior to deadline.<\/em><br><br>Employment Period:&nbsp;<strong>MARCH &#8211; OCTOBER 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;(flexible start &amp; end dates)<br>Flexibility for educational goals such as class enrollment will be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9909,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[18,208],"tags":[540,488,277,901,677,923,292,3623,539,3624,2628,251,36,1611,3622,3621,993,2117,2935,27,1098,293,9,690,1828,484],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48850"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48850"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48885,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48850\/revisions\/48885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}