HIRING A NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL TECHNICIAN – Apply here http://www.goodingcounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=192

Gooding County

 

Job Description Here: Noxious Weed Control Technician

Department: Noxious Weed Control

Reports to: Superintendent

FLSA Status: (Non-Exempt)

Date Established: 4/1994

Amounts ($15.00 to $21.75)

Paygrade: (5)

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Possess a valid driver’s license

Maintain an Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Professional Pesticide Applicator License

Prepare pesticide application records and calculate associated costs.

Ability to work long hours with little or no supervision.

Map weed infestations within the jurisdiction

 

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain vehicles and spraying equipment

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY OF THE JOB

Licensed by the State of Idaho as a Professional Applicator

Knowledge in Plant Identification

Legible Hand Writing Skills

Basic knowledge of mapping software

 

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

High School Diploma or GED

Previous Pesticide Application Experience a plus

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIROMENT

Job requires many hours outdoors during the spring, summer and early fall months.

Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, reaching, sitting, pushing, pulling, walking, lifting (50 lbs.) talking and hearing.

Operation of pesticide application equipment to include backpack sprayers, motorized pumps with handgun and All Terrain Vehicles equipped with sprayers and Heavy Duty 4×4 vehicles with 150-260 gallon water tanks.

 

Drug Free Idaho Work Place

Upon offer and acceptance of a position, applicants are subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

 

Criminal History Background Check

Upon offer and acceptance of a position, applicants are subject to and must pass a Criminal Background Check.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

All selection of employees and all employment decisions, including classification, transfer, discipline and termination, will be made without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, or non-job-related disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. No job or class of jobs will be closed to any individual except where a mental or physical attribute, sex or age is a bona fide occupational qualification.

 

Tri-County Noxious Weed Control
205 Lucy Lane
Gooding, Idaho 83330
208-934-5569
Notice of Public Meeting
Tri-County Joint Weed Board Meeting

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 3 p.m.

Lincoln County Community Center 201 S Beverly St, Shoshone, ID 83352
Agenda
Review Minutes from November 17, 2022. Old Business:
1. Available funds in RC&D and disbursement of funds.
2. Joint Powers Agreement, review and discussion on any possible changes. *
3. Status of equipment and maintenance.*
4. Cost share funding, grant application.
New Business:
1. Southern Idaho Bio-Control Annual Report.
2. BLM Grant.
3. Idaho Association of Noxious Weed Control Supt. Meeting.
4. Idaho Noxious Weed Conference.
5. Online Presence.*
*Possible Action Items
Next Meeting:
April 16, 2023 Jerome County Courthouse, 2nd floor Jack Nelsen Meeting Room