Ag-Vet Farm Maintenance Technician

Auburn; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine seeks candidates for a Tech, Ag-Vet Med position to perform general construction and maintenance of farm equipment and facilities that support routine care for animals.

Responsibilities include routine tractor operations, care for livestock, and handling pesticides as needed; the role also involves repairing fences, barns, and other farm structures, plus performing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Level I requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Level II requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 year of farming experience.
• Level III requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 4 years of farming experience.
• Level IV requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 6 years of farming experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs general construction and maintenance of farm equipment, structures, and grounds, including fences, stalls, barns, roads, ponds, farm buildings and lawn/field care; specifically repairs and construction of fences.
• Performs routine tractor operations.
• May handle pesticides, herbicides, and hazardous chemicals on a team or alone.
• Provides routine animal care such as daily feeding, watering, cleaning/sanitation of stalls and barns, rotational grazing, monitoring health and safety of animals and transportation of animals to the proper location.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Fence repair

Tractor operation

Livestock care

Hay management

Education

Level I – High school diploma or equivalent

Level II – High school diploma or equivalent

Level III – High school diploma or equivalent

Level IV – High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine seeks candidates for a Tech, Ag-Vet Med position to perform general construction and maintenance of farm equipment and facilities that support routine care for animals.

Responsibilities include routine tractor operations, care for livestock, and handling pesticides as needed; the role also involves repairing fences, barns, and other farm structures, plus performing other duties as assigned.