Assistant Plot Caretaker, East Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center: UTIA
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The Assistant Plot Caretaker supports field operations of the Research Center with a focus on planting, fertilizing, irrigating, and harvesting crops. This position also supports staff and faculty with the upkeep of Research Center grounds, equipment, and facilities. This position also supports outreach and educational activities including classes and events.
The Assistant Plot Caretaker supports field operations of the Research Center with a focus on planting, fertilizing, irrigating, and harvesting crops. This position also supports staff and faculty with the upkeep of Research Center grounds, equipment, and facilities. This position also supports outreach and educational activities including classes and events.
Required Qualifications:
- Education:
- High School Diploma
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Equipment troubleshooting ability.
- Safe heavy equipment operation skills including tractors, backhoes, and skid steers.
- Ability to work in adverse outdoor conditions for long periods of time.
- Ability to follow instructions and work both independently as well as part of a team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Education:
- Vocational or Technical Training
- Experience:
- 2+ years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Math skills for calibration and craft work.
Knowledge of agricultural production including planting, harvesting, animal care, irrigation, and fertility.
- Math skills for calibration and craft work.
Work Location:
- Location: ETREC Plant Sciences Unit – Knoxville, TN
- Position is onsite, with occasional overtime, weekend and holiday work.
Compensation and Benefits:
- UT market range: MR04
- Anticipated hiring range: $18-22/hr
- Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
- Find more information on UT Benefits here
Application Instructions:
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments.
- Resume
- List of 3 Professional References
About The Department:
One of ten AgResearch and Education Centers located throughout Tennessee, the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center serves as a field laboratory providing experimental plots, lands, livestock, orchards, equipment, and other types of support for research programs developed by AgResearch scientists. The Center was established on land purchased by the university in 1869. Since that time, six units have been added, increasing the Center’s land to nearly 2,000 acres.
- Assists facility leadership and researchers with harvesting grains, grass, and other agronomic crops.
- Operates various pieces of agricultural equipment including, but not limited to: tractors, skid steer loaders, tillage implements, planters, sprayers, hay equipment, rotary mower, lawn mowers, weed eaters, etc.
- Assists in day-to-day activities for the maintenance of grounds and infrastructure of the Research Center.
- Acts as support staff for mowing, spraying, irrigation, fertilization, and upkeep of landscaped areas and areas around/within research plots.
- Assists maintenance staff with carpentry work, painting, road grading, equipment maintenance and other general grounds keeping tasks.
- Other duties as assigned by the Facility Manager or Director.