Agriculture Superintendent - Hopland, CA, Job ID 74408

Under the general direction of the Hopland Research and Extension Center Director, responsible for the management, planning and implementation of field research, farming operations (including livestock), physical plant operations, grounds and building maintenance, irrigation, animal care program, and related administrative functions such as safety coordinator, regulatory compliance, inventory and asset manager, and hazardous materials manager. Supervise staff and serve as Acting Center Director when Center Director is absent. The Agriculture Supervisor is responsible for managing REC operations such as land, labor, equipment, livestock, and facilities are available for researchers and works to coordinate use of these assets for research projects. The land management scope is 5,358 acres and includes numerous buildings and infrastructure to maintain.

This position is a career appointment that is 100% fixed.

Pay Scale: $66,800.00/year to $94,000.00/year

Job Posting Close Date:
This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 01/02/2025.

Key Responsibilities:

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Biological or Agricultural Science or equivalent years of experience in a related field.
• May be responsible for local predator control strategies.
• This position will require fingerprinting and background check.
• Demonstrate capacity to provide leadership, and support collaborative team effort to support oak woodlands, grasslands, chaparral ecosystems, livestock and range management at HREC.
• Experience performing appropriate practices related to field, pastures and vineyard crop production including planting and harvesting operations, pest management, irrigation and crop fertilization.
• Experience with maintaining various building types and systems.
• Experience delegating work assignments and supervising employees.
• Experience overseeing contracting out for building and infrastructure repair and maintenance, including developing Scopes of Work, conducting bidding processes, and ensuring work is done per contract specifications
• Skills in operating farming and landscape machinery.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with computers, software including Microsoft Office, and databases.
• Experience with agricultural and natural resources field research including a general understanding of experimental design, data collection, and data analysis.
• Experience operating and maintaining agricultural and natural resources research equipment.
• Experience delivering extension in collaboration with researchers and external partners such as non-profits and government agencies.
• Skills to independently organize workloads, establish priorities, and exercise good judgement.
• Skills to assimilate knowledge of Local, State, Federal, and University policies and regulations.
• Skills to communicate with researchers and specialized staff on budgets, timelines, work requests, and planning.
• Experience with providing good safety management practices and knowledge of health and safety laws and regulations.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience coordinating safety training programs to employees.
• Experience with University policies and procedures.
• Experience with livestock including zoonotic disease theory and management, vaccinations, grazing management, and basic care.
• Experience operating domestic water system, ideally possessing current D2 and T2 Water Treatment Officer certification, or able to earn those within 18 months of start date.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Must comply with regulatory agency reporting requirements (California's Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act).
• Possession of building master keys for access to residences, offices, or other facilities.
• Direct access to and/or responsibility for protected, personal, or other sensitive institutional information, including information on students, faculty, staff, or other University constituents, and IT resources that process, transmit or store restricted or sensitive institutional information.
• Responsibility for operating commercial vehicles, machinery or toxic systems that could result in accidental death, injury or health problems.
• DMV Pull Program: Must enroll in the DMV Pull-Notice Program
• Must possess valid California Driver's License to drive a County or University vehicle. Ability and means to travel on a flexible schedule as needed, proof of liability damage insurance on vehicle used is required. Reimbursement of job-related travel will be reimbursed according to University policies.
• The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. This is a designated position requiring a background check and may require fingerprinting due to the nature of the job responsibilities. UC ANR does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.
• As of January 1, 2014, ANR is a smoke- and tobacco-free environment in which smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes), is strictly prohibited.
• As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
• Travel, including travel outside normal business hours, may be requested.
• Overtime and occasional weekend work as needed, usually on short notice to meet operational needs, may be requested.

• Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

  • a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

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