Logging Equipment Operator
Garber Tree Farm
📍 Broussard, LA · Lafayette Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26256-231643
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 322-5245
- ✉️ Email: garbertreefarm@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants can contact:
Kristan Garber/Owner
337-322-5245 garbertreefarm@gmail.com
8a-5p, M-F
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Logging operations are seasonal and are performed during the fall and winter months, when cypress trees can be safely accessed and harvested. During the spring and summer, increased water levels and dense foliage render harvesting areas unsafe or inaccessible.
Manage timber. Survey woods/forest, to determine what trees are available. Plant, transplant, and care for cypress tree seedlings and saplings, water, fertilize, weed, and mulch trees to promote healthy growth, prune, trim, and remove damaged or diseased trees as directed. Assist with harvesting, loading, and transporting trees and related materials.
Operate and maintain farm equipment. Clean/inspect equipment and perform necessary basic maintenance/repair tasks.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 6 months |
Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employers products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Must wear steel toe boots.
Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Broussard, La) |
| Meals | Employees will be driven to stores or restaurants at their request to purchase groceries or meals with their own money. The employer provided housing has a full kitchen to prepare meals. |
| Daily transportation | The vehicles owned and used to transport employees, at no cost to the employee are: 2024 RAM capacity of 5 and a 2007 Chevy capacity of 2 both driven by licensed US Drivers. Employees live on the property approx 100 feet walking distance to the shop. |
| Travel to the job | Depending on their country of origin, they can choose their preferred, most economical route of transportation, such as a charter bus or plane. We will provide the employees with those inbound and outbound tickets at no cost to the employee. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26256-231643 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Logging Equipment Operators (45-4022.00) |
| Posted | Sep 22, 2026 |