Irrigation Intern
The Wonderful Company
- Firebaugh, CA
- $18.00 per hour
- Training
- Full-time
Assisting with activities related to water scheduling and monitoring. Includes collecting, recording, and analyzing information from water monitoring devices (soil moisture sensors, pressure bombs, water transmitters, water meters, weather stations); assisting with water orders; organizing a database of irrigation equipment; and testing the accuracy of water meters.Work environment/conditions
- Occasionally the employment commitment may require work or travel on weekends and outside normal business hours to collect or analyze data.
- Field work requires use of an ATV and some farm machinery (training provided) and dexterity in handling moderately heavy (50 lbs.) pieces of equipment while on foot in the orchards.
- Orchard conditions are extreme, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 100 F°.
- Possession of a valid driver's license and safe driving record is required.
- Must be Wonderful Scholar in junior or senior year of college
- Must be 18 years of age
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-directed and able to work autonomously
- Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
- Enrolled in accredited graduate or undergraduate degree program with studies focused in Ag Engineering, Ag Systems Management, Plant Science
- Pay: $18/hr.
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