Farm Seasonal Worker

Farm Seasonal Worker (Per Diem)

This is a per diem appointment that is 80% fixed, with pay ranging from $20.05 to $20.76 per hour.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hand weed, hand thin, hoe, prune, hand harvest and/or compost, irrigate, plant
• Lift and move irrigation pipe within fields
• Assist with data collection for research projects
• Perform other basic tasks associated with a research farm
• May operate simple equipment such as light trucks, tractors, irrigation pumps, valve openers, trailers, etc.

Additional Tasks:

• Clean ditches, mow lawns, trim hedges, sweep sidewalks, clean buildings, move furniture
• General assistance with set up for events

Requirements:

• Ability to operate non-powered hand tools
• Independently distinguish weeds from plants
• Follow precise oral and written directions
• Comply with work schedules and follow customary absence and attendance reporting procedures
• Report any unusual agricultural or non-agricultural activities, growths, damage, or destruction to the supervisor immediately
• Learn and follow the University standard safety rules and practices, as instructed by the supervisor and lead staff members and as provided in handouts or other instructional materials
• Ability to perform physical demands including moving and lifting crop material of up to 50 lbs, climbing ladders, bending and stooping for crop planting and harvest, standing for prolonged periods, traverse uneven terrain
• Travel to off-site locations to perform farming operations or other research activities

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Overtime and occasional weekend work as needed, usually on short notice to meet operational needs may be requested
• 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
• 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;