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PHYTOTRON SERVICE ATTEND, SR*
Job Title: PHYTOTRON SERVICE ATTEND, SR*
Job Code: 0757
FLSA: N
Job Level: 04
Revised Date:
Job Family: JF 19
Occupational Summary
Coordinate and participate in a variety of activities associated with the operation and maintenance of the Botany Department Phytotron installation to provide controlled environmental conditions for botanical experimentation.
Work Performed
Coordinate and participate in non-technical activities of the Phytotron installation designed to provide controlled environmental conditions for botanical experimentation.
Assist in scheduling work for non-professional staff ensuring proper distribution of assignments and adequate manning.
Operate master console in accordance with specific instructions to regulate climatic conditions within assigned plant chambers; transplant and water plants and prepare soil compositions as required. Coordinate and participate in preventative maintenance and repair activities on mechanical and electrical equipment.
Ensure maintenance of assigned work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Work requires the ability to provide and follow instructions generally equivalent to a partial high school education.
Experience
Work requires six months experience as a phytotron serviceman.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Requires ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Skills
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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