Greenhouse Technician
Full Time
Riverside, CA 92521
$45,581 - $63,788 a year
Posted
Job description
Position Information
Under direction performs the day-to-day greenhouse, lath house, and shade house activities and provides various exacting soil mix recipes for the greenhouses and researchers for the College of Natural Agricultural Sciences. Will perform day-to-day greenhouse semi-skilled activities in a wide array of greenhouses, lath houses and screen houses. Will include procurement of supplies, fulfilling work orders, steam pasteurizing, and maintain inventory of bulk soil mixing ingredients, such as sphagnum peat moss, fir bark shavings, macro and micro plant nutrients. Maintain Keep accurate and extensive records, replace a greenhouse technician. The budgeted hiring range is $44,244.72 to $47,877.84.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is eight weeks after their first date of employment.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is eight weeks after their first date of employment.
Education
Licenses
License
Requirement
Valid Class A License
Required
Valid Driver C License
Required
Certifications
Certification
Requirement
Forklift Certified
Required
Experience
Experience
Requirement
Minimum of 6 years of expericnce
Required
Special Conditions
Special Condition
Requirement
Working in extreme temperatures and weather conditions.
Required
Occasional travel for university related business meetings, conferences and/or professional development.
Required
Minimum Requirements
Ability to read, write, and perform arithmetic calculations.
Knowledge of basic plant neds/requirements such as temperatures, nutrients, light quality, day length.
Skill and knowledge in the operation of all equipment associated to perform this position.
Ability to use windows computer software, web technologies and email.
Skills in oral and written communication.
Knowledge of basic plant neds/requirements such as temperatures, nutrients, light quality, day length.
Skill and knowledge in the operation of all equipment associated to perform this position.
Ability to use windows computer software, web technologies and email.
Skills in oral and written communication.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of horticulture.
Knowledge of working with research.
Knowledge of working with research.
Additional Information
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
- UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
- UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
- Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
- Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
- UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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