Agricultural Assistant

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Jackson
Categories: Veteran's Preference Eligible, Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture Operations
Department:  - AG-NFREC-QUINCY

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• Incumbent practices and fosters team spirit and positive, productive working relations with colleagues ist with coordinating and implementing daily care of animals in the Florida Bull Test and in other research projects conducted at the Feed Efficiency Facility and Beef Unit. This includes monitoring feed, health care, and weighing as directed by supervisor and faculty. This will require work after hours and on weekends.
• Operate farm machinery (tractor, skid steer, mowers, feed wagons, baler, rake, plough, disc, etc.) to assist with harvesting stored forage and feeding cattle. This will require work after hours and on weekends. Driving is required for this role.
• Assist with care and implementing experiments of cattle in the feed efficiency facility. This includes herd health, weighing, feeding, etc. This will require work after hours and on weekends.
• Assist with coordinating and implementing daily care of cow herd. This includes herd health, weighing, feeding, grazing, breeding, etc. Maintains cattle records and research data. Records will be maintained on computer and updated as needed. Under supervision of supervisor, assist with daily pasture management: this includes planting, mowing, spraying, fertilization, haying, and grazing. This will require work after hours and on weekends.
• Assist as needed with ongoing projects and experiments at NFREC-Marianna and other NFREC units.
• Assist with field days, tours, demonstrations and Bull Test sale. This will require work after hours and weekends.

Expected Salary: $17.31/hr

This position requires a post-offer health assessment, a valid driver license, and a criminal background check.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience with the use of cattle feeding equipment such as skid steer, farm tractors, and feed wagons. The ability to work independently and to be proficient in the use of welding equipment to repair cattle pens and feeding structures, pipes, etc.

In order to be considered, you must upload your resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

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Advertised: 16 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 29 Jan 2026 Eastern Standard Time

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.