Agricultural Assistant III (Deng Lab)
Agricultural Assistant III (Deng Lab)
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Job Description
Agricultural Assistant III
High school diploma or equivalent and three years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
- Consult with and timely report to faculty biological scientists and project managers
- Coordinate field projects with farm managers and farm crew
- Train coordinate supervise and lead Agricultural Assistant I/II OPS personnel and other workers and independently perform projects in the fields
- Train coordinate supervise and lead Agricultural Assistant I/II OPS personnel and other workers and independently perform projects in the greenhouse headhouse shade houses and growth rooms
- Independently implement and perform pest management:
- 1) Scouting and reporting of plants for insects diseases weeds nutrient deficiencies and other issues;
2) Prescribe pesticides to be used submit pesticide application requests
3) Applying pesticides in the fields greenhouses shadehouses and growth rooms;
3) Maintaining and reporting of pesticide inventory records and spray records in a timely fashion.
Operating and maintaining farm equipment and machinery; operating and maintaining farm vehicles; maintaining and submitting vehicle records; order materials and supplies as needed; contribute to or prepare reports to faculty.
High school diploma or equivalent and three years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.
- Self-motivated committed responsible reliable detail-oriented having strong work ethics and good leadership skills.
- High school diploma or higher degree related to agriculture or horticulture.
- Experienced in growing caring managing pruning and trellising caneberries
- Able to set up trellises and high tunnels.
- At least 4 years of experience in growing managing producing and protecting horticultural crops.
- Willing and able to work outside daily in all weather conditions (This position is 100% outside).
- At least 4 years of experience in scouting horticultural crops for diseases insect pests weeds and nutrient deficiencies and correctly identify common insects diseases weeds and nutrient deficiencies.
- At least 2 years of experience in prescribing correct pesticides dosages combinations and adjuvants to protect horticultural crops.
- Willing and able to apply pesticides regularly. (Must have pesticide license).
- Experienced with pesticide application equipment its maintenance repair calibration and operation.
- Experienced with field and greenhouse crop production including setting up trellises training and pruning plants and mowing weeds.
- Highly experienced in using field and greenhouse equipment including planters tractors pesticide applicators electronic and mechanical balances EC and pH probes.
- Highly experienced in laying out and completing experiments with only minimal supervision collecting all necessary data and taking photos.
- Experienced with maintaining and fixing and fertigation systems.
- Experienced with leading supervising and coordinating team members.
- Able to manually lift and carry metal or wooden poles metal wire plastic tubing over 50 lbs per item.
Please upload resume and cover letter and 3 references in ONE document.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
This position is eligible for veterans preference. If you are claiming veterans preference please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See ourVeterans Preference Pagefor more specific information.
This is a time-limited position.
POST OFFER HEALTH ASSESSMENT.
Driver license required.
Pesticide applicator licenses (within three months of hire).
Certification to operate tractors sprayers Genie Lift and other farm machinery within three months of hire.
Criminal background check required.
Exceptional Benefits
Employment Type
Full-Time
