Agricultural Worker - ANSC

Search #: 499376
Work type: Full-time
Location: Storrs Campus
Categories: Facilities

Salary Range: $51,664 to $67,299. Individuals new to state service start at the minimum of the pay plan.

Link to Agricultural Worker 2 Job Specification:

The Department of Animal Science, part of the University of Connecticut's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, is searching for an Agricultural Worker
2. This individual will work at the multiple animal units of the Animal Science Department with the Dairy Unit as primary location in support of our Animal and Crop Units under the supervision of the Educational Program Manager 2.

This position is for 37.5 hours per week, with a rotating schedule including some nights, weekends and holidays with hours of 5am – 1pm.

This position is categorized as Emergency Support Services/Essential Staff. The individual in this role must be willing to work during emergency closures/delayed openings due to inclement weather or for significant events that effect campus operations. Applicants must also be willing to respond to emergencies on overtime (nights, weekends, holidays).

This position is categorized as "Open to the Public". Current, qualified UConn NP-2 employees will be given preference in the hiring process.

In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the job opening and must specify your qualifications on your application. Applications will be evaluated to ensure that the Knowledge, Skill and Ability, Minimum Qualifications and Special Requirement sections of the position have been met. Ensure that your Page Up Application is complete and detailed before submitting it.

You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted. Although it is not required, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of three professional, work-related references along with their contact information.

At any point of the recruitment process, applicants may be contacted via email and provided an opportunity to submit additional documentation which supports their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring department. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and special requirements, as indicated, to apply for this position.

If selected for an interview, you will be asked to provide the names, titles and phone numbers of three professional references. In addition, current State of Connecticut employee applicants at UConn or other State Agencies, may be asked to provide copies of their last two (2) performance appraisals and their CORE attendance records. Employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination, including drug testing, as well as a criminal background check.

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Accountable for performing the most highly skilled agricultural work or acting as a lead over other agricultural workers, providing care to the University's herds/flocks of animals.

• Performs highly skilled agricultural work in one or more areas related to general farm labor, farm animals and agricultural functions.
• Leads staff engaged in agricultural work in a related area.
• Assists professional staff engaged in instructional and research work.
• Demonstrates and participates in scientific and technical methods and procedures used in agriculture.
• Uses heavy earth moving equipment to dig ditches, clean drainage ditches, load gravel, and perform general landscape work.
• Transports equipment, livestock, grains and feed.
• Plows snow.
• Ensures standards for quality of dairy products.
• Repairs complex farm machinery and other equipment.
• Breeds and neuters animals.
• Mixes feed rations and maintains weight records for animals.
• Dete…