ICRISAT seeks applications for the “Senior Associate – Tillage Operations” position for ASIA, Farm and Engineering Services. To Carry out all Farm Machinery operations to support field experiments, seed multiplication activities on day-to-day basis. To provide timely and precision services in Research Fields/Farms To assist in maintenance & upkeep of all the associated machinery. To perform preventive maintenance activity and a range of technical tasks as assigned.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate farm tractors, Implements, Harvesters, Threshers, Seed Dryers etc.
• Ensure routine maintenance of equipment and seasonal calibration of implements.
• Responsible for repair and maintenance activities of implements and other farm machinery.
• Maintain records of all information related to job performed on duty-slip.
• Should be a good team player and be adaptable to multi-disciplinary teams and also work independently.
• Collaborate with Workshop personnel for repair & maintenance of machinery/ equipment. The job involves a high degree of precision and accuracy specific to experiment station needs.
• Should comply high standards of quality and safety.
• Should be proactive and display commitment to work during late hours and on weekends/ off-days.

Requirement:

• SSC + Valid Heavy and Tractor RTA License.
• Should be able to speak (Telugu, Hindi, and English) & read / write simple English.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in tractor-based Farm Machinery Operations. 

General:

This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years).

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 23 May 2023, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer