Part-time Farm/field Worker

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Hybrid
Operate farm machinery
Maintain research farms and fields
Plant and cultivate crops
Penn State is seeking a part-time Farm/Field Worker to assist with various agricultural tasks, including planting, harvesting, and maintaining experimental plots. The position requires physical labor and the operation of various farm machinery, and is open to current employees, students, and external applicants

Job Summary

  • Duties include setting up, laying out, and preparing experimental plots, as well as planting, transplanting, irrigating, cultivating, fertilizing, mowing, pruning, spraying, weeding, watering, seeding, thinning, tying, training, and suckering greenhouse plants, vineyards, orchards, and other research farms and fields.
  • Responsibilities also involve loading, unloading, transporting, weighing, and attaching farm implements such as plows and discs to tractors, and operating farm machinery in agricultural research situations using specialized operating techniques and parameters.
  • The role requires performing routine maintenance on facilities, equipment, machinery, vehicles, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness, and maintaining shops, storage areas, compost sites, farm grounds, and farming equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly condition.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 75

Penn State is seeking a part-time Farm/Field Worker to assist with various agricultural tasks, including planting, harvesting, and maintaining experimental plots. The position requires physical labor and the operation of various farm machinery, and is open to current employees, students, and external applicants.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Operate farm machinery
  • Maintain research farms and fields
  • Plant and cultivate crops
  • Harvest fruits and vegetables
  • Perform routine maintenance on equipment
  • Collect soil and tissue samples

Nice-to-have

  • Assist with public events
  • Construct trellises and carpentry projects
  • Maintain neat and orderly conditions

Key Requirements

  • Valid driver's license
  • Successful completion of motor vehicle records check
  • Successful completion of background check(s)

Work Rights

Not specified

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