The Research Technician will support field-based agronomic research in the Intelligent Cropping Systems program at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Vernon. The position will assist with establishing, maintaining, monitoring, and harvesting research trials involving winter wheat, cotton, and other agronomic crops.
Compensation
Compensation is commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain field experiments from planting through harvest, including field preparation, planting, plot layout, staking, labeling, and treatment identification.
Manage irrigation, fertilization, weed control, insect and disease management, and harvest-aid applications according to research protocols.
Collect plant and soil samples and agronomic measurements such as plant population, height, growth stage, biomass, canopy characteristics, yield components, and other crop observations.
Properly label, organize, transport, and document samples and measurements by plot, treatment, and replication.
Operate tractors, planters, sprayers, fertilizer applicators, irrigation systems, harvest equipment, utility vehicles, and related machinery as appropriate to training and authorization.
The Research Technician will support field-based agronomic research in the Intelligent Cropping Systems program at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Vernon.
Compensation
Salary: Compensation is commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain field experiments from planting through harvest, including field preparation, planting, plot layout, staking, labeling, and treatment identification.
Manage irrigation, fertilization, weed control, insect and disease management, and harvest-aid applications according to research protocols.
Collect plant and soil samples and agronomic measurements such as plant population, height, growth stage, biomass, canopy characteristics, yield components, and other crop observations.
Properly label, organize, transport, and document samples and measurements by plot, treatment, and replication.
Operate tractors, planters, sprayers, fertilizer applicators, irrigation systems, harvest equipment, utility vehicles, and related machinery as appropriate to training and authorization.
The Team Member is responsible for interacting with customers and team members, supporting selling initiatives and performing assigned tasks, while delivering a Legendary Customer Experience.
Responsibilities
Greet the Customer
Uncover Customer’s Needs & Wants
Recommend Product Solutions
Ask to Add Value & Appreciate the Customer
Operate cash register/computer following cash handling procedures
Utility employee in a production environment performing housekeeping, maintenance, machine operation, forklift operation, and other tasks to support plant operations.
Responsibilities
Follow all plant safety and environmental guidelines and procedures while reporting potential safety hazards
Perform housekeeping functions to help keep machinery functioning; reduce safety hazards and maintain the appearance of the plant
Troubleshoot, correct, and report maintenance issues on plant equipment
Perform minor routine preventative maintenance and minor repairs to ensure machine reliability
General cleaning, machine operation, loading and unloading, stacking, product grading, operating a forklift, and any other tasks as business demands
Requirements
High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Nice to have: machine operator experience
Nice to have: forklift operation
Nice to have: lumber or wood products experience
Nice to have: troubleshooting equipment in a manufacturing environment
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