Dairy Herd Farm Worker
University of Pennsylvania•Kennett Square, PA
•$16 - $19•Onsite
About The Position
Supports daily farm and dairy operations, performing tasks such as feeding and caring for livestock, maintaining pastures and crops, and operating farm equipment. Assists with animal handling, equipment upkeep, facility cleaning, and seasonal farm activities. Ensures a clean, safe, and efficient working environment in support of teaching and research.
Requirements
- High School Grad/GE Degree and 0 to 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Maintain facility/dairy as an excellent example of a teaching and research facility including cleanliness, and animal condition
- Bed, feed, milk and monitor condition of animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery
- Assist with animal transports and rotation of stock
- Provide manual labor, operate vehicles for animal transport
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Benefits
- Excellent healthcare
- Tuition benefits for employees and their families
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities
- Supportive work and family benefits
- Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
- Tuition assistance for employee, spouse, and dependent children
- Tuition assistance for dependent children at other institutions
- Generous retirement plans
- Pre-tax or Roth basis retirement savings
- Wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard
- Substantial amount of time away from work
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Professional and Personal Development resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources
- Access to cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts on arts and entertainment
- Discounts on transportation
- Discounts on mortgages
- Free and discounted admission and memberships to University arts and cultural centers and museums
- Substantial savings on other goods and services
- Flexible work options
- Forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
