S13303P

Precision Ag Shop Manager-Tifton

CAES-Tifton Campus

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine.

In 2018, The UGA Tifton Campus began a yearlong Centennial celebration with various events to commemorate its 100th anniversary of providing updated research to the community.

Research is done on a wide range of commodities, including cotton, peanuts, vegetables and turf grass, all of which make agriculture the No. 1 industry in Georgia.

In 2004, a teaching program was initiated and it has been growing ever since. College-level instruction on campus is aimed at undergraduate and graduate-degree level study.

http://www.caes.uga.edu/campuses/tifton.html

External

TRS

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Commensurate with education, experience and training

02/25/2025

Yes

04/01/2025

This position is located in Tifton, GA, which is approximately 200 miles southwest of Athens, Georgia, 200 miles south of Atlanta, GA and approximately 70 miles north of the Florida line.

Tifton Area

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Skilled Craft Supervisor

Non-Exempt

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Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, formal training programs, or on-the-job training. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

The incumbent will be responsible for managing the Engineering Shop and associated facilities on the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus. The Engineering Shop includes commonly used spaces (welding station, carpentry shop, equipment shelters, etc.), commonly used equipment (lathes, plasma cutters, band saws, forklifts, trailers, hoists, etc.) as well as dedicated work areas for technical support staff. The Engineering shop is used by several faculty, their technical support staff, and their graduate students. During peak periods, up to 20 people may be utilizing the Engineering Shop concurrently.

• Experience with shop and agricultural machinery and agricultural research including but not limited to:
  • Ability to operate various types of equipment, including lathes, band saws, forklifts, tractors, backhoes, utility vehicles, etc.
  • Ability to utilize electric and oxy-acetylene welding and cutting for metal fabrication.

• Have or be willing to acquire a CDL
• Experience with Precision Agriculture technologies and associated research including but not limited to:
  • Geospatial technologies including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Variable rate planting, spraying and irrigation
  • Use of UAVs
  • Automated tractor guidance systems
• Knowledge of maintaining and troubleshooting electronics platforms

• Standing, Walking, Bending, Squatting, Lifting
• Driving as needed to perform job duties

Yes

Yes

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No

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

Shop Training & Assistance

• Assisting faculty, technical support staff and graduate students with activities in the Engineering Shop.
• Ensuring that faculty, their technical support staff, and their graduate students are properly trained before they use any equipment in the Engineering Shop.
• Ensuring that all personnel using the Engineering Shop are adhering to shop rules, safety rules, maintain the inventory of commonly used supplies and consumables (bolts, nuts, screws, wood, metal, machine oil, fittings, etc.), clean their assigned workspaces, and on a rotational basis clean the commonly used spaces.
• Coordinating activities in the Engineering Shop so that it is operating at peak efficiency.
• Performing and/or arranging for preventive maintenance of equipment and facilities associated with the Engineering Shop.
• Assisting faculty, technical support staff and graduate students with Engineering Shop – related field activities as time permits.

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Managing Precision Ag Shop

• Managing the Engineering Shop budget and consulting with faculty and their technical support staff about investments for maintenance and improvement of the facility.
• Coordinating with the UGA Tifton Campus Facilities, Maintenance, and Operations manager about investments for maintenance and improvement of the facility.

• Serve as a department P-card holder.
• Submit pre-approvals to appropriate approvers
• Complete purchase transactions
• Perform allocations and attach receipts in Works
• Reconcile monthly statements at the end of the billing cycle
• Upload reconciliation packet to Procurement

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Miscellaneous

• Other duties as assigned

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For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Tim Grey

tgrey@uga.edu