AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN I (SEASONAL) Job at Department of Food & Agriculture, Honolulu County, HI

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  • Department of Food & Agriculture
  • Honolulu County, HI

Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Under the supervision of the Agricultural Program Supervisor I, the Agricultural Technician I is assigned to perform the average difficulty range of duties involved in the mass rearing of Mediterranean fruit flies.

  • Dispose of Larval diet that is no longer useful and place into a composter for removal from the facility daily.
  • Thoroughly clean and sanitize the cabinets and trays that contain the spent diet.
  • Collect larvae from collection pans filled with water.
  • Wheel collection cabinets into position as needed.
  • Clean Collection Room and cabinets periodically.
  • Use a mechanical sifter to separate pupae from pupation media to facilitate further production processes.
  • Place pupae onto maturation trays and into maturation racks where the pupae will develop internally.
  • Clean sifting area, trays, and pupae boxes as needed.

Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

The duties of this position are conducted indoors approximately 90% of the time. The specific settings where the incumbent may be required to work vary from room to room. Within the facility, there are various environmentally controlled production rooms and ambient outdoor temperature washrooms and corridors. The production of flies produces a non-toxic, foul-smelling odor that permeates clothing and hair. The facility is located on the windward side of Oahu in a permanent dwelling leased by the state. The average daily maximum outside temperature is 82° F.

Incumbent must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted during the course of the work.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Hard Copy Applications

If you are dropping off or mailing in your application, please use the Examination/Employment Application, STD 678 Revised 6/2024 version.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

  • Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
  • Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Seasonal work,

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