Research Farm Assistant 2

lsu; United States; On-site; USD 27,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Medical insurance options

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

The LSU AgCenter seeks a Research Farm Assistant 2 to provide routine care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment and facilities within a research environment. You will work under supervision to support experimental projects and ensure crop and animal welfare.

Responsibilities include operating complex farm machinery, maintaining property, assisting with shop and building upkeep, and recording basic farm data.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in the care of animals; general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation.
• Six semester hours in an agricultural field.

Responsibilities

• Operate complex farm machinery and equipment for field production tasks.
• Care for livestock, including feeding, health checks, and breeding support.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on farm equipment.
• Keep simple records of inputs and outputs of farming operations.
• Lay out research plots and support other farming tasks as needed.

Skills

Animal care experience

Crop care

Farm machinery operation

Education

Six semester hours in an agricultural field

Job description

Job Posting Title

Research Farm Assistant 2

Position Type

Classified

Department

LSUAG PL1 - Central Research Stations (Christopher Andrew Roider (00002909))

Work Location

Ben Hur Main Office / Shop

Pay Grade

Classified Technician and Skilled Trades

Job Description

114340

RESEARCH FARM ASSISTANT 2

WS206 $27,269 - $49,067

Creation Date: 06/29/1987

Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK

To provide specialized routine repetitive care and maintenance of animals, crops, equipment, and facilities in a research/experimental environment.

LEVEL OF WORK

Experienced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

General from higher-level personnel.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None, although employees may assist and train lower level personnel.

JOB DISTINCTIONS

Differs from a Research Farm assistant 1 by the presence of responsibilities which require knowledge of complex farming practices and by requirements for skilled equipment operation to perform complex tasks.

CORE COMPETENCIES

CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

• Operates complex farm machinery/equipment to perform exacting field production techniques, i.e. chemical application, close cultivation, setting up beds, plot harvesting, etc.
• Cares for livestock including: mixing and administering feed, transporting, administering medication, checking health, breeding, and milking cows.
• Makes adjustments and repairs to farm equipment.
• Keeps simple records on feed mix ingredients, consumption, produce mortality, seed, and other farming operations.
• Learns to lay out research plots.
• Performs comparable farming tasks in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agricultural engineering, etc.
• Performs related tasks as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• One year of experience in the care of animals; the general care of crops, shrubs, or plants; or farm-related equipment and machinery operation; OR
• Six semester hours in an agricultural field.

Additional Job Description

Competencies: None

Special Instructions

Location: Doyle Chambers Central Research Station, Baton Rouge, LA

Job Duties

• Operates complex farm machinery equipment such as tractors, lawnmowers, batwing rotary cutters, disk and cultipacker, hay cutters, hay rake, seed broadcaster, and equipment for chemical applications. (30%)
• Maintains property and fences. Sprays fence line weeds, upkeeps hard and hotwire fences, repairs damaged gates or fences, builds new enclosures on property, maintains drainage ditches, mows pastures and lawn around shops and buildings. (30%)
• Makes minor adjustments and repairs to farm equipment, lawn mowers, ATV's and tractors. (20%)
• Assists with maintenance in shop areas, shade structures and main building. (10%)
• Other duties as assigned. (10%)

Background Check

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits

Benefits - The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some childcare and medical expenses), university holidays (14 per year), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits, Employee

Equal Opportunity Statement

The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.