Horticulture AideMachine Operator
Horticulture AideMachine Operator
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences is searching for a full time Horticulture Aide/Machine Operator to join their team. Duties include:
- Operate a variety of farm equipment such as tractors plows disks harrows planters rototillers etc. to prepare soil for planting cultivating spraying of orchards vegetables plots and ornamental nursery
- Assist in hand operations of planting harvesting weeding
- Erect new equipment and other special structures
- On occasion direct work of seasonal employees
- Assist in planting pruning training budding grafting harvesting mowing frost control and monitoring of conditions in orchard
- Collect various types of data involving measurements sampling and yields also assist graduate students with similar procedures and experiments
- Prepare chemical solutions and weigh out fertilizers and pesticides for various research and maintenance sprays
- Operate a variety of research equipment trucks sprayers pruners mowers chain saws irrigation equipment etc.
- Perform maintenance on various equipment such as cleaning greasing welding etc. and maintaining farm inventories also keeping clean and improving buildings and farm grounds
- Perform other related duties
Job Requirements: Requires the use of shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings specifications charts tables various types of adjustable measuring instruments and the training generally applicable in a particular or specialized occupation. Equivalent to 2 to 3 years applied trades training. Knowledge of orchard management the use of spraying techniques and the mixing of sprays by formula. Requires Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers License Class A without Restriction L (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) and Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture). Additionally the successful candidate must obtain a Pesticide Applicator Category 18 within six 6 months of hire. Over 18 months up to and including 3 years of effective experience.
Work Schedule:7:00 a.m.3:30 p.m.
Days Off:Saturday Sunday
NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS.
NOTE: THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TESTING FOR ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES 49 CFR PART 40 AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS AS PER PA CODE 231.85.
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