RESEARCH FARM MANAGER 2

Supplemental Information

Research Farm Manager 2

• Pay Scale: WS216
• Position Number: R00093477
• Location: Sugar Research Station, St. Gabriel, LA
• Minimum Requirements: Four years of experience in research farming or in general farm management. For more information and Substitutions contact www.civilservice.louisiana.gov or the AgCenter HRM office.
• Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the work experience section of the application. Please list all work experience. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official application.
• Position is not eligible for remote employment.
• No testing required.
• Apply online at https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU
• Application Deadline: 5/28/2023 or until suitable candidate is identified.

The LSU Agricultural Center is a statewide campus of the LSU System and provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Concepts

Function of Work:
To supervise activities on an experimental farming operation and perform managerial and administrative tasks in a large, diverse research farm environment.

Level of Work:
Manager.

Supervision Received:
Broad direction from a research administrator.

Supervision Exercised:
Line over lower level research farm personnel and lower level professional personnel.

Location of Work:
State Universities; Agricultural Research Facilities.

Job Distinctions:
Differs from Research Farm Manager 1 by the presence of responsibilities for managing a very large farm with diverse research programs and for exercising supervisory responsibility over a large number of lower level farm specialist personnel and lower level professional personnel.

Examples of Work

Supervises and manages activities on a large and diverse experimental farming operation.

Meets with farm administrators and/or research projects leaders to discuss, plan, and coordinate diverse 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 modification of 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 supervising wiring, carpentry, plumbing, or similar repairs.