What are the responsibilities and job description for the AGRICULTURE SCIENTIST-SUPERVISOR - 02182025-65599 position at State of Tennessee?
Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date / Time
02 / 18 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time
Closing Date / Time
02 / 24 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly)
6,479.00
Salary (Annually)
77,748.00
Job Type
Full-Time
City, State Location
Nashville, TN
Department
Agriculture
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY
Working Title : Food Microbiology Supervisor
Qualifications
Education and Experience : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree in physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry), life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology, health physics or biophysics), pre-medicine, engineering or other acceptable science related field and experience equivalent to five years of increasingly responsible professional laboratory work.
Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience : Graduate course work received from an accredited college or university in a related field may substitute for the required experience on a year-to-year basis to a maximum of one year (e.g., 24 graduate semester hours or 36 graduate quarter hours in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience).
Substitution of Education for Education : A terminal degree (e.g., PhD) in physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry), life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology, health physics or biophysics), pre-medicine, engineering or other acceptable science related field and one year of increasingly responsible professional laboratory work experience.
Necessary Special Qualifications : N / A
Overview
Under general supervision, is responsible for supervising the performance of chemical and / or microbiological analyses on a variety of food products, agricultural commodities, environmental samples, and / or veterinary diagnostic specimens. This is the supervisory class in the Agricultural Scientist job series. This class differs from that of the Agricultural Scientist - Advanced in that incumbents of the latter perform do not supervise staff but have increased responsibilities for conducting analyses.
Responsibilities
- Identifies, develops, and / or provides all the training, documentation, and hands-on tools for staff to develop full functional competency. Conducts benchmark meetings with individual direct reports to provide guidance, direction, motivation, accolades, and suggestions for improvement. Makes recommendations on hiring, promotion, and retention.
- Supervises laboratory staff and assigns their job responsibilities. Uses team building, leadership skills, and effective communication skills to encourage and instruct others in their work activities. Conducts regularly held unit meetings to discuss work status, to plan for future work, to solve problems in daily work, and to inform the manager and staff of any organizational changes.
- Communicates with internal and external customers regarding laboratory services, sample submissions, and test results.
- Implements the laboratory's quality management system within the assigned section to meet accreditation requirements. Collaborates with Laboratory Quality Manager to improve the quality system.
- Implements the laboratory's safety program within the assigned section to ensure occupational safety and health are maintained. Collaborates with Laboratory Safety Manager to improve the safety program.
- Manages laboratory resources (e.g., equipment, materials, reagents) through inventory management and procurement. Collaborates with Laboratory Instrument Manager to ensure laboratory scientists have the necessary tools and training to perform their job duties.
- Collaborates with TDA grants team to secure external funding and to ensure requirements of cooperative agreements are satisfied. Assists in the implementation, monitoring, and review of TDA cooperative agreements.
- Develops, performs, and supervises qualitative and quantitative scientific analyses on a variety of sample types (e.g., food, feed, fertilizer, soil, water, vegetation, pesticides, and animal tissues) in support of consumer protection and veterinary diagnostics.
- Participates in professional development opportunities such as technical workshops, conferences, online classes, and reading scientific literature to stay abreast of current science.
Competencies (KSA's)
Tools & Equipment
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Salary : $77,748
