Agronomy Field Technician - Crop Data & Quality

NAVAJO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INDUST; Farmington (NM); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) seeks an Agricultural Technician to support agronomy operations in the Four Corners region near Farmington, NM. You will collect soil and tissue samples, document data, and assist crop foremen and managers with field inspections and quality controls.

Responsibilities include field scouting for moisture stress and pests, maintaining records, and collaborating across teams while upholding Navajo Preference in Employment policies.

Qualifications

• Two years directly-related work experience in soil, plant tissue, pest, and water sampling and data entry.
• Secondary education or training in Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, or directly related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Complies with total quality controls according to USDA standards relating to inspection, grading, sorting, handling, and shipments that ensure NAPI's concerns on food safety.
• Collect information about soil and field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems.
• Collect soil and plant tissue samples for analysis.
• Document and maintain accurate records on soil and tissue sampling information.
• Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
• Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
• Analyze and read maps such as soil, contour, and plat maps.
• Performs field scouting daily to identify plant moisture stress, insect infestation, or plant diseases.
• Reports problems as detected to the Assistant Agronomist, Agronomist and/or the Crop Manager immediately.
• Record, maintain, and collect accurate scientific data of assigned fields at various stages of crop development and provides information to Crop Foreman and Crop Manager.
• Works collaboratively, cooperatively, and in coordination with fellow team members and with others in the organization, treats them with respect, courtesy and consideration, and shows understanding and the appropriate support of other team members to help get the job done.
• Provides information, guidance and resources to diverse groups of customers, clients and others outside of the organization; treats them in a friendly manner with professionalism, helpfulness, respect, courtesy and consideration at all times regardless of circumstances.
• Maintains regular, dependable attendance and punctuality, and physical presence at the assigned worksite; must interact directly with people or objects at the worksite on a regular basis.
• Complies with all applicable environmental health and safety policies, procedures and work rules, giving maximum effort to performing job functions in a manner that protects the health and safety of the incumbent, co-workers, and the general public.
• Performs other duties as assigned and which are deemed necessary or desirable by NAPI.

Skills

Soil sampling

Plant tissue sampling

Data entry

Bilingual English/Navajo

Education

Secondary education or training in Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, or directly related discipline

Associate’s degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry or related discipline

Job description

Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) seeks an Agricultural Technician to support agronomy operations in the Four Corners region near Farmington, NM. You will collect soil and tissue samples, document data, and assist crop foremen and managers with field inspections and quality controls.

Responsibilities include field scouting for moisture stress and pests, maintaining records, and collaborating across teams while upholding Navajo Preference in Employment policies.