Job Description
Farmer 2 Online applications must be received before 12:00am on: October 16, 2024
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s): 565I-YN_CS_NPS - Farmer 1, 565J-YN_CS_NPS - Farmer 2, 565K-YN_CS_NPS - Farmer 3
Business Title: Farmer 2
Employee Type: Classified
Position Details: Summary of Duties: This positions primary duties are providing animal care as directed, making daily observations of facilities and pens to ensure facility security and animal safety and maintaining accurate records of daily animal care. This position may need to work occasional weekends and holidays per business needs. Management may also assign other duties and priorities when time allows or weather permits. Extra responsibilities may include performing fencing or animal penning repairs, new fence construction, and unloading of feed and bedding shipments. Must have a working knowledge in basic computer skills. This position must operate a variety of heavy equipment and farm machinery including but not limited to feed trucks, dump trucks, wheel tractors, PTO driven post augers, skid steer loaders and all related hand tools such as chain saws, circular saws, welders, wrenches, drills, and all other types of hand tools, etc.
This is a halftime (50% FTE), permanent position.
Schedule: Friday - Tuesday
Required Qualifications: Depending on your level of experience, you may begin as a Farmer 1, Farmer 2 or Farmer 3.
- Farmer 1 position: One year of experience in farm work or maintaining livestock, OR equivalent education/experience.
- Farmer 2 position: Two years of experience in farm work or maintaining livestock; OR equivalent education/experience.
- Farmer 3 position: Three years of experience in farm work or maintaining livestock, at least six months must include experience directing the work of others; OR equivalent education/experience.
Additional Qualification for all applicants: - Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver's license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.
- Must be able to pass all mandatory training within two (2) weeks of hire.
Preferred Qualifications for all applicant: - Basic computer skills; including the ability to use learn Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Outlook, Word.
- Experience working with and caring for equine, bovine, ovine, caprine, camelid and porcine species.
- Experience in general maintenance and repair.
- Experience working around large animals.
- Experience hauling livestock with a truck and trailer.
- Experience using farm related equipment - tractors, skid steers, trucks, gators, dump truck, hay squeeze and compactor.
Additional Information: Area/College: College of Veterinary Medicine
Department Name: Animal Care Logistics
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164
Department Link: Monthly Salary: Farmer 1:
$1,388.00 to $1,821.50 | Range 30 (Step A-M)
Farmer 2:
$1,480.50 to $1,955.00 | Range 33 (Step A-M)
Farmer 3:
$1,658.50 to $2,205.00 | Range 38 (Step A-M)
Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28 .
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff visit: .
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Overtime Eligibility: Overtime eligible
FTE: 50%
This is a Permanent position. Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 , engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application which should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications. External candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/CV' section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.
Required Documents: Time Type: Part time
Position Term: 12 Month
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu .
Notice of Non-Discrimination WSU prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates complaint with Title IX. Inquiries regarding Title IX and reports of sex discrimination can be directed to the WSU Title IX Coordinator . More information on WSU's policies and procedures to respond to discrimination and harassment are available here: Nondiscrimination statement .
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