Job Description
Agricultural Technician Exeter, CA, Job ID 76658
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Job Description
Under the supervision of the Director, this position will assist with general agricultural operations in field, row and vegetable crops. Set up drip, furrow, flood and sprinkler irrigation. Operate tractors, implements, trucks, and small handheld tools and equipment. Set-up, calibrate and adjust farm equipment. Conduct pre-use inspections of vehicles and equipment. Assist with mixing and applying agricultural chemicals. Assist with general cleanup, repair and maintenance of equipment and other facilities. Assist with occasional support of tours, grower field days, and other workshops and conferences.
This position is a career appointment that is 100% fixed.
The home department for this position is Lindcove Research and Extension Center. While this position normally is based in Exeter, CA, this position is eligible for hybrid flexible work arrangements for applicants living in the State of California at this time. Please note that hybrid flexible work arrangements are subject to change by the University.
Pay Scale: $20.81/hour to $24.39/hour
Job Posting Close Date:
This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 03/21/2025.
Key Responsibilities:
60%
Assist with general agricultural operations in field, row and vegetable crops. Set up drip, furrow, flood and sprinkler irrigation. Assist with mixing and applying agricultural chemicals. Spray chemicals using hand and PTO driven sprayers.
20%
Operate tractors, implements, trucks, and small handheld tools and equipment. Make adjustment or repairs, report discrepancies. Set-up, calibrate and adjust farm equipment. Conduct pre-use inspections of vehicles and equipment. Assist with general cleanup, repair and maintenance of equipment and facilities.
20%
Assist with the occasional set up of research plots and data collection. Assist with occasional support of tours, grower field days, and other workshops and conferences.
Requirements:
- High school diploma and / or equivalent certification / experience / training.
- Skills to determine use and maintenance of equipment.
- Skills to operate hand and power tools.
- Skills to understand and apply safe work practices for research field trials, chemical applications.
- Knowledge of cultural practices for field, row and vegetable crops.
- Knowledge of pesticide regulations, safety procedures, and methods of application.
Preferred Skills:
- Skills to operate light and medium size trucks, tractors and attached implements.
- Skills to assist with mixing, calibration and application of agricultural sprays; and to operate pressurized hand and PTO-driven sprayers.
- Ability to read and understand pesticide labels and MSDS's.
- Ability to record field operation and spray application data.
- Skills to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Skills to interpret and understand all manuals, directives, and guidelines pertinent to job functions.
Special Conditions of Employment:
- Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
- Required to hold valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
- Overtime and occasional weekend work as needed, usually on short notice to meet operational needs may be requested.
- The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
- As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.
- Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
a. Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:
- UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
- UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
- Abusive Conduct in the Workplace
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Part time, Casual work, Local area, Immediate start, Flexible hours,