AGRICULTURE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE PROGRAM - 06232026-78742

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to four years of full-time professional work in one or a combination of the following: forestry, plant, pesticides, weights and measures, food and dairy, laboratory or any other related agricultural or laboratory work.
• Additional full-time professional experience in a field as listed above may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years, there being no substitution for the required three years of specialized experience.
• Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in forestry, plant, pesticides, weights and measures, food and dairy, laboratory or any other related agricultural or laboratory work may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of one year (e.g. 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time: 06/23/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 07/06/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $5,100.00
Salary (Annually): $61,200.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State Location: Nashville, TN
Department: Agriculture
LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DAVIDSON COUNTY
This position is in Pesticides and is located on-site at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's campus at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, TN. It is not a remote position.

Overview

Under general supervision, is responsible for managing an agricultural program of average to considerable difficulty; performs related work as required. An employee in this class has management-level responsibilities for an agricultural program that may include the delivery or the interpretation of policy and procedure for a region, central office reviewer or policy writer. This class differs from Agriculture Program Director 1 in that an incumbent of the latter directs a small to medium size program.

Responsibilities

• Assists in directing and coordinating agricultural programs such as inputs, pesticides, feed, seed and fertilizer programs or any other related agricultural program areas.
• Assigns, trains, supervises and evaluates assigned staff and their work; reviews and makes recommendations or employment, promotion, demotion, transfer and other human resources actions.
• Assists in development, implementation and monitoring of agricultural program policies and procedures.
• Assists in the study of organization, operations, and services and makes recommendations for improvements effecting economy, efficiency, and quality of organization, operations, and services.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of a wide variety of records and reports.

Competencies (KSA's)

• Instills Trust
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Plans and Aligns
• Knowledges Administration and Management
• Communications and Media
• Customer and Personal Service
• Law and Government

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Monitoring Abilities
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Written Comprehension

Tools & Equipment

Office equipment

TN Driver Standards

For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations. Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application. Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.