Student Worker - Irrigation Farm Hand, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources
Nevada System of Higher Education•Reno, NV
•Onsite
About The Position
The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting a student worker for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR). The Nevada Agriculture Experiment Station is seeking a Farm Hand/Irrigation Team Member at its Main Station field lab. The position involves irrigation-system operation and maintenance, field preparation, haying, ranch upkeep, and weed control. The expected workload is a maximum of 20 hours per week, at $15.00 per hour.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work well in a team environment.
Responsibilities
- Move wheel-lines daily and ensure sprinklers pressurize, remain unclogged, and water the full width of the field.
- Perform minor wheel-line maintenance, including replacing sprinklers, faulty drain plugs, and gaskets.
- Maintain general movers, including fueling, changing oil, and replacing faulty chains and motors.
- Press flanges on broken pipe.
- Repair broken risers.
- Set up and operate hand-lines when needed.
- Assist with field preparation, including tiling and seeding.
- Assist with haying operations, including swathing, raking, baling, and stacking hay.
- Perform general ranch maintenance, including building maintenance, fence repairs, water-trough repairs, and road maintenance.
- Control weeds through spraying, mowing, weed whacking, and chopping thistle.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
