Northcentral Technical College
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Applications must be submitted by 12:01 a.m., July 08, 2024.
Thank you for your interest in a career at Northcentral Technical College (NTC).
NTC offers outstanding career opportunities at our beautiful campus with state-of-the-art technology and a stimulating and diverse environment. Employees are offered an amazing Total Rewards package with competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and generous paid time off – including two paid closures for the winter holiday (Christmas – New Year) and summer (week of July 4th), for most full-time positions. NTC is “The College that Cares” and makes a difference in the lives of our employees and students. If you have the desire to help students while positively impacting the community, we’d love for you to join our team!
Starting Hourly Rate Based on Qualifications:
$25.96
JOB SUMMARY, DESCRIPTION & QUALIFICATIONS:
Job Summary
The Assistant Farm Manager has a key role as NTC trains and educates the next generation in farming and agribusiness. If you enjoy working hard on a clean and well-maintained dairy farm and want to pass your knowledge and experience on to others while maintaining a consistent schedule and income with benefits, this position at the NTC Agriculture Center of Excellence may be the perfect fit for you.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
The following duties are primarily performed and are essential for this position. Employees are expected to be able to perform each of these job duties satisfactorily and successfully with or without reasonable accommodation.
Management of the dairy herd in all phases of the dairy operation including the following:
- Properly care for the College herd including all aspects of animal care, animal husbandry, and proper record keeping.
- Maintain proper herd diet including all aspects of crop planting, growth, harvest, storage, and feed rations.
- Operate and properly maintain all farm equipment including planting and harvesting equipment as well as robotic equipment.
- Ensure quality milk is delivered to our community by ensuring all milking equipment is operational and maintained to the highest industry standards.
- Maintain the Agriculture Center of Excellence’s role as a learning laboratory for students by serving as a resource for faculty and students while they work with our dairy herd.
- Follow all related regulations regarding handling of animals, milk quality, and animal waste.
- Properly run a functional operation including ordering supplies, feed, parts, etc. for our dairy operation.
Minimum Qualifications Required
In limited circumstances, NTC may consider a combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position.
Education: Associate’s Degree (or Equivalent)
Experience: 3 years
Additional Experience Information:
Dairy animal care
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
In order to perform the functions and responsibilities of the position (listed above) the following knowledge, skills, and abilities, including language skills, reasoning and mathematical abilities are essential.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions, reports and emails; speak and may present information to groups.
Math Skills:
Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions to critically create resolutions; interpret instructions in mathematical or diagram form with abstract and concrete variables.
Technical Skills:
Ability to perform complex operations in a variety of job-specific systems, understand functionality to apply advanced functions, manage/customize and create calculations with data.
Customer Service Skills:
Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Other Requirements
A valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
Physical Requirements
Carrying/Lifting 10-25 lbs: Medium
Carrying/Lifting 25-50 lbs: Medium
Carrying/Lifting >50 lbs: Low
Sitting: Low
Standing/Walking/Climbing: Medium
Squatting/Crouching/Kneeling/Bending: Medium
Repetitive Hand/Foot Movement: Medium
Pushing/Pulling/Reaching Above Shoulder: Low
Work Environment
Indoor/Office Work Environment: Low
Outdoor Weather Conditions: High
Irritated or Agitated Individuals: N/A
Hostile or Violent Individuals: N/A
Hazardous Fumes/Odors/Toxic Chemicals: Low
Confined Spaces (as identified by OSHA): Low
Work-Related Travel: N/A
Smell Requirement: Low
Specific Vision: Medium
Hearing: Medium
Taste: N/A
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