Temporary Agricultural Worker (Field Research Unit); Geneva, New York

Temporary Agricultural Worker

Nonexempt Field Research Unit

Cornell AgriTech

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)

Geneva, New York

Key Responsibilities

As a member of the Field Research Unit team, you will perform daily maintenance on large machinery, including checking fluids, greasing, and inspecting belts and tires. Additionally, you will maintain farm service roads, ditch banks, and pond edges to prevent erosion and ensure accessibility. Other duties include:

• Safely operating equipment, including operating tractors and rotary mowers, flail mowers and bush hogs across uneven ground, slopes, and obstacles like rocks, stumps, fencelines and risers.
• Maintaining clean equipment and a clean work environment.
• Ensuring fields are accessible to researchers and staff by maintaining vegetation in plots and around field borders.
• Using pressure washers, edgers, spreaders, and gardeni...