Farm Technician

Title :                Farm Technician
Location:        Acampo, CA 95220 
Duration:       0-12+ months
Shift:               7am to 3:30pm Wed-Sun 
Pay Rate:      $18/Hour-$23.00 /Hour

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining and preforming preventative maintenance on climate control systems, greenhouse structures and other greenhouse equipment
• Find technical solutions and improvements in the daily work throughout greenhouses and the facility
• Execute greenhouse tasks in cooperation with internal customers in order to provide support in the creation new varieties
• Use power tools and field equipment in a safe and proper way to take care of maintenance and repairs in the greenhouse
• Ability to obtain a pesticide private applicator license and spray pesticide with a respirator
• Assist with monitoring growing conditions such as fertigation, lighting, pests and other environmental factors for growing Vegetable crops
• Responsible for the operational work in the greenhouses and hardening houses in order to grow successful and healthy plants
• Use modern computer systems for irrigation, climate control and operational administration.
• Carry out basic steps of standard operating procedures independently
• Conduct troubleshooting, repairs, and installation of basic irrigation systems such as replacing PCV and metal pipes as well as fixing solenoids

Farm Technicians have also to take care of certain tasks outside normal working hours, like irrigating crops, pest control, control of the growth of crops or watch and check premises and test security systems when needed. These tasks are compensated in a specific way and can be an essential responsibility of the job.

Experience and Job Requirements:

• At least 1 year maintaining a greenhouse preferred or at least 2 years working in agriculture maintenance/construction/troubleshooting equipment
• Good communications skills
• Greenhouse experience preferred
• Pesticide application experience preferred
• Ability to learn new greenhouse management systems
• Ability to come in on weekends and work after hours
• Drivers license
• Work according QHSE standards

Employee Benefits: 
At LanceSoft, full-time regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours a week or more are entitled to the following benefits:

• Four options of medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k Contributions
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Voluntary Permanent Life Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Other Employee Perks

EEO Employer
LanceSoft is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. LanceSoft makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.