Farm/Field Worker-Part Time

• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

• If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants.

Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional information on remote work at Penn State, seeNotice to Out of State Applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Duties include:

• Set-up, lay-out, and prepare experimental plots
• Plant, transplant, irrigate, cultivate, fertilize, mow, prune, spray, weed, water, seed, thin, tie, train, sucker and otherwise maintain greenhouse plants, vineyards, orchards, and other research farms and fields; harvest fruits, vegetables, and other crop
• Load, unload, transport, weigh and crops, commodities, and other agriculture and farming materials
• Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers to tractors
• Operate farm machinery in agricultural research situations using specialized operating techniques and parameters
• Operate utility vehicles, trucks, tractors, wagons, spreaders, sprayers, seeders, scales, grinders, mowers, tilers, rotary cutters, wheel loader, harvesters, etc. Perform routine maintenance on facilities, equipment, machinery, vehicles, or tools to ensure operational readiness, safety, and cleanliness; clean, wax, grease, and spot paint; check/change/replenish oil, gas, water level, tire pressure, and spark plugs.
• Collect soil and tissue samples; count clusters, measure berries, etc.; record data
• Assist with crop estimates. Assist with public field days, exhibitions, and extension events; mark lots, set up staging and demonstration areas
• Assist with constructing trellises and other small carpentry projects
• Maintain shops, storage areas, arena, compost site, farm grounds, and farming equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly condition; assist with facility, fencing, and road repair
• Control pests using various acceptable methods. May require a successful completion of a motor vehicle records check; and, a ability to acquire a Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator's License.

This job requires that you operate a motor vehicle as a part of your job duties. A valid US driver's license and successful completion of a motor vehicle records check will be required in addition to standard background checks.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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