Research Farm Manager 1

114580
RESEARCH FARM MANAGER 1
WS214     $33,946 - $60,861
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 04/10/2014

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To supervise activities on an experimental farming operation and perform managerial and administrative tasks in a research farm environment.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Supervisor.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad review from research scientists or administrators.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct line over lower level research farm personnel.
LOCATION OF WORK:
State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Research Farm Supervisor by emphasis on managerial tasks and technical complexity of research projects.

Differs from Research Farm Manager 2 by absence of responsibilities for managing a very large farm with diverse research programs and for exercising supervisory responsibility over lower level professional personnel.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Supervises activities on an experimental farming operation.

Meets with farm administrators and/or research project leaders to discuss, plan and coordinate on-going or proposed projects in order to define tasks, personnel, equipment and supplies needed, scheduling, and methodology to avoid conflicts and resolve problems; recommends changes or modifications or experiments to save time, money and effort.

Keeps personnel records of time and attendance, approves or disapproves leave, accidents; assigns work, oversees accuracy and completeness of records completed by employees, trains employees, instructs employees in and supervises safety practices; completes accident reports.

Purchases supplies, equipment, tools and repairs; sees that animals and/or plants are cared for on a scheduled basis.

Maintains facilities, designs and directs construction or major repair projects by employees; operates, repairs and maintains equipment, grounds and buildings by completing wiring, carpentry, plumbing or similar repairs.

Performs comparable technical supervisory work in other agricultural research areas such as forestry, aquaculture, agriculture engineering, etc.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Four years of experience in research farming or in general farm management.

SUBSTITUTIONS:
College training which includes six semester hours per year in agricultural courses,  agronomy, animal or plant science, agribusiness, or vocational agricultural education will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.

Experience in crop or livestock farming will substitute for the required experience on the basis of eighteen months for one year of experience.

NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies:  the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
 

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