Agriculture Program Manager For Commercial Pesticide Program

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 06/23/2026 12:00 AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 07/06/2026 11:59 PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $5,100.00

Salary (Annually): $61,200.00

Job Type: Full-Time

City, State

Location:

Nashville, TN

Department:
Agriculture

Location:

Department of Agriculture, Davidson County The position is in Pesticides and is located on-site at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's campus at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, TN. It is not a remote position.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to four years of full-time professional work in one or a combination of the following: forestry, plant, pesticides, weights and measures, food and dairy, laboratory or any other related agricultural or laboratory work that may be deemed by the agency.
• Substitution of Experience for
  
  Education:
  
  Additional full-time professional experience in a field as listed above may substitute for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis up to a maximum of four years, there being no substitution for the required three years of specialized experience.
• Substitution of Education for
  
  Experience:
  
  Graduate coursework credit received from an accredited college or university in forestry, plant, pesticides, weights and measures, food and dairy, laboratory or any other related agricultural or laboratory work may substitute for the required experience on a year‑for‑year basis up to a maximum of one year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).
• Necessary Special
  
  Qualifications:
  
  None.
• Examination Method:
  Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Under general supervision, the employee is responsible for managing an agricultural program of average to considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. The employee in this class has management‑level responsibilities for an agricultural program that may include delivery or interpretation of policy and procedure for a region, central office reviewing or policy writing. This class differs from Agriculture Program Director 1 in that an incumbent of the latter directs a small to medium sized program.

• Assists in directing and coordinating agricultural programs such as inputs, pesticides, feed, seed and fertilizer programs or any other related agricultural program areas.
• Assigns, trains, supervises and evaluates assigned staff and their work; reviews and makes recommendations or employment, promotion, demotion, transfer and other human resources actions.
• Assists in development, implementation and monitoring of agricultural program policies and procedures.
• Assists in the study of organization, operations, and services and makes recommendations for improvements affecting economy, efficiency, and quality of organization, operations, and services.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of a wide variety of records and reports.

• Instills Trust
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Plans and Aligns

• Administration and Management
• Communications and Media
• Customer and Personal Service
• Law and Government

• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Monitoring

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension

• Office equipment

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not include the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than four moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.