Job Summary

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair agricultural irrigation and water distribution systems, including irrigation lines, wells, pumps, pumping systems, valves, controls, and related infrastructure.
• Diagnose irrigation and pumping system problems and independently determine appropriate repairs, materials, and corrective actions.
• Operate agricultural and construction equipment, including tractors, backhoes, loaders, forklifts, dump trucks, and related farm implements.
• Perform welding, cutting, fabrication, and field repairs of agricultural equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repair of farm equipment, machinery, vehicles, trailers, and related mechanical systems.
• Assist with construction, repair, and maintenance of agricultural facilities and infrastructure, including fencing, corrals, roads, underground utilities, and water systems.
• Follow applicable safety, environmental, and operational requirements while performing assigned work.
• Perform other related Agricultural Operations duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive working knowledge of irrigation, pumping, and water distribution systems, including the ability to independently troubleshoot and perform repairs.
• Ability to safely operate agricultural and construction equipment.
• Ability to perform welding, cutting, and basic metal fabrication.

Education and Experience

Completion of applicable apprenticeship program or equivalent to four years of increasingly responsible experience leading to journey-level skills. Two years of journey-level experience as a skilled crafts worker focused on mechanical, repair, and renovation of more complex facilities and systems.

Licenses, Certificates, Credentials

Possession of a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain by date of hire.

Salary:

Anticipated Hiring Range: $34.60 - $38.20 per hour

Classification Range: $34.60 - $50.41 per hour

About Cal Poly

Known for its Learn by Doing philosophy, Cal Poly is ranked among the top 10 public universities in the nation. Each year, more than 23,000 top-tier students come to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Solano County to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities, maritime and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit www.calpoly.edu.

Working Within the California State University System

As part of the California State University, the nation's largest public four-year university system, Cal Poly employees contribute to a broader mission of advancing knowledge, creating opportunity and serving the people of California.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.