Position Function:
This position provides support with assisting in farm production operations and equipment and facilities maintenance.
Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.
Employees hired into Intermittent positions are limited to working no more than 720 hours per fiscal year.
Salary Grade: UC
Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.
Department Profile:
This position is located at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona, MS.
Area of Specialization:
Horticulture
Anticipated Appointment Date:
July 1, 2024.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following examples are intended as illustrations only of the various types of duties assigned in positions allocated to this classification. The absence of specific statements of duties does not exclude those tasks from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment of the position.
1. Assists faculty and staff with demonstrations and/or projects.
2. Operates farm equipment.
3. Assists with plot/bed preparation, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, applying herbicide, and harvesting of crops.
5. Performs general maintenance.
6. Assists with cleaning and servicing equipment.
7. Assists with building cleaning, demonstration area upkeep, and facilities appearance upkeep.
8. Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
1. High school diploma or GED.
2. Must have a valid Mississippi driver’s license.
3. Must be able to meet supervisor expectations, which may include on average 20 hours per week with schedule to be determined by supervisor.
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Post Secondary education or training in an agricultural related field and one year of field work experience including landscape/gardening work experience.
2. Educational attainment beyond the minimum required.
3. Farm-related work experience beyond the minimum required.
4. Previous experience with farm operations.
5. Previous experience operating and maintaining farm equipment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
-Mechanical and technical skills related to essential duties and responsibilities.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
1. Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.
2. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds.
3. Will operate and work in close proximity with heavy farm equipment.
4. Possible contact with herbicides and pesticides.
5. Must be willing to occasionally work assignments outside of normal business hours
Instructions for Applying:
Link to apply: http://explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/
Applicants must apply online at www.msujobs.msstate.edu. Please include the complete contact information for at least three professional references.
Screening Date:
April 9, 2024, until filled.
Restricted Clause:
Position is contingent upon continued availability of funding.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
MSU is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity, status as a U.S. veteran, and/or any other status protected by applicable law. We always welcome nominations and applications from women, members of any minority group, and others who share our passion for building a diverse community that reflects the diversity in our student population.
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