Job Description
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Employment Type: Regular
Job Profile: Horticulture/Forestry Spec
Job Summary: The Hancock Agricultural Research Station is a 412-acre vegetable research farm located in the Central Sands area of Wisconsin. Field trials at the station are related to potatoes, field corn, sweet corn, soybeans, snap beans, carrots, cucumbers and switchgrass. The station is also home to the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Storage Research Facility.
The Hancock Agricultural Research Station is one of 12 UW-Madison research stations and is located in the central sands region. The station consists of approximately 452 acres of cropland with the primary focus being on irrigated vegetable crops (potato, snap beans, sweet corn, carrots, dry beans, and cucumber) but also other agronomic crops (corn, soybean, and wheat). There are over 150 research projects at the station annually. Employee is responsible for managing our horticultural display garden and providing landscape maintenance to our building grounds. The ideal candidate needs to be able to
communicate with and take direction from managers, but employee is expected to exercise initiative, think independently, be a team player and demonstrate good problem-solving abilities.
Key Job Responsibilities: - Maintains inventory data for assigned area including tagging, insect monitoring, and planting and moving
- Maintains and evaluates hardscape maintenance
- Coordinates the planting, sowing, fertilization, trimming, watering, and spraying of assigned areas
- Develops, coordinates and executes spraying programs for fungicide, pesticide, and herbicide applications
- Coordinates the spacing of plants, shrubs, trees, and ground cover to ensure proper growth
- Support HARS Team with planting and harvest of the research trials conducted at the station.
Department: Hancock Agricultural Research Station
Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $21.00 - $25.00. However, final salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Additional benefits information can be found at:
Required Qualifications: - Demonstrated experience working in landscaping or grounds maintenance activities (e.g. mowing, trimming, edging, weeding, planting, mulching, debris removal, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience working in a research-focused environment related to working in a lab/similar setting, following instructions, participating on projects, maintaining logs/data, etc.
- Experience using Microsoft Outlook, Word or similar software to share and maintain data.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently following training and established procedures.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with greenhouse operations and plant care (i.e., watering, transplanting, monitoring plant health, sanitation, etc.)
- Experience or training in vegetable production and/or crop agronomy.
- Experience operating equipment commonly used in gardening, landscaping, or grounds maintenance (i.e.,. lawn mowers, trimmers, edgers, blowers, rakes, shovels, hedge trimmers, etc.)
Education: H.S. Diploma Preferred
How to Apply: Click on the "Apply Online" button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents/Application Materials:
Resume (required) - Detail your educational and professional background
Cover Letter (optional) - Refer to your related work experience
Your application materials will be used during our evaluation to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process
. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.
Contact Information: Andrew Vaudt, HR Generalist ( andrew.vaudt@wisc.edu )
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