Ag. Equipment Operator - Art II - Husker Genetics - Mead, NE.

Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Ag. Equipment Operator - Art II (Mead, NE.) - Husker Genetics

Full Time

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact: Lori French

Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension & Education Center 1071 County Rd G Ithaca, NE 68033

(402) 624-8036

https://employment.unl.edu 

As an Ag Equipment Operator, you will:

Provide support to Husker Genetics farming, production, and research operations.
Be directly responsible to the Director for planting, fertilizing, harvesting, packaging, and storage operations.
Perform other duties including farm and seed equipment maintenance.

EPA Non-commercial Pesticide Applicator license, Commercial Driver’s License Class B, NRD Nitrogen Application certification, and Forklift and sprayer operation certification must be obtained within six months of employment. Position is located in Mead, NE.

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma plus four years of experience in commercial or family farm-based agriculture; additional relevant education may substitute for experience on a year for year basis. Working knowledge of farm machinery/equipment operation and application of herbicides/fertilizer/insecticides.

Preferred Qualifications: GIS and GPS software use and installation experience. Commercial Driver’s License Class A.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

$17.50/hr minimum

View requisition S_230307 at http://employment.unl.edu for details and to apply.