Agricultural Technician

Overview

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Responsibilities

• Under supervision, incumbents perform semi-skilled tasks to provide for establishing and maintaining irrigation for all research fields at the Agricultural Operation Experiment Station.
• Operate and service various gates and valves to control rates of flow with furrow, drip, mini-sprinkler, and surface sprinkler systems.
• Use of University truck to haul equipment and to travel between work locations.
• Clean drain stands and furrows, unplug sprinkler emitters, flush mini-sprinkler lateral pipelines, repair damaged sprinkler hoses, and clean reservoirs.
• Connect furrows in orchards and plots.
• Regulate irrigation water applied to research plots and orchards.
• Follow irrigation schedule provided by the immediate supervisor.
• Record keeping; report daily changes to irrigation system; and perform other duties as assigned.
• Set up of irrigation systems in new and established research plots and surface pipe systems.

Compensation and Employment Details

The full salary range for the Agricultural Technician is $21.05 - $28.89 per hour; however, the expected pay scale for this position is $21.05 - $22.81 per hour. Salary offers are based on education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Please note the realized minimum pay for this position will be $25 per hour.

Qualifications and Requirements

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Location : Riverside, CA.

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