Agricultural Worker 2 (37.5 Hour)

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In a state agency, facility or institution this class is accountable for performing the most highly skilled agricultural work or acting as a lead over other agricultural workers.

• Performs highly skilled agricultural work in one or more area related to general farm labor, farm animals and/or complex plant science, dairy manufacturing and agricultural functions;
• Leads staff engaged in agricultural work in a related area;
• Assists professional staff in instructional and research work;
• Demonstrates and participates in scientific and technical methods and procedures used in agriculture;
• Uses heavy earthmoving equipment to dig ditches, clean drainage ditches, load gravel and perform general landscape work;
• Transports equipment, livestock, grains and feed;
• Plows snow;
• Assembles and prepares diary ingredients for processing;
• Ensures standards for quality of dairy products;
• Repairs complex farm machinery and other equipment;
• Breeds and neuters animals;
• Mixes feed rations and maintains weight records for animals;
• Determines proper lighting and ventilation of greenhouses;
• Determines methods and procedures to be used in culture and propagation of plants;
• Manages agricultural products salesroom and sells products;
• Keeps records, statistical research data, logs and prepares reports;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • methods used in culture and propagation of crops, produce, plants, flowers and orchards;
  • care, health and management of animals;
• Skills
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to operate and maintain a wide variety of complex equipment and machinery related to particular agricultural area;
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions;
• Supervisory ability.

Three (3) years of experience in one of the following areas related to the specific needs of the position:

• General farm labor (crops, produce, orchards, etc.)
• Farm animal science and/or maintenance (dairy, horses, poultry, sheep, pigs, etc.)
• Plant science
• Dairy manufacturing

College training in agriculture or a related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years for an Associate's degree.

• Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

• Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility, visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
• A physical examination may be required.

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate to heavy weights and may be exposed to extreme weather conditions and risk of injury from machinery or animals.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.