- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 6
- Job Duties:
- Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with Greenstar GPS) such as combine, planter, sprayer, cotton harvester, grain cart, tillage tool, etc. to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as wheat, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans; Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions; Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on field bound machinery; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; Irrigate soil using portable poly pipe or center pivot systems, and maintain systems; Load agricultural products onto truck without overfilling bed or trailer and drive to market, storage facilities, or field; Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases; Attach farm implements using bolts and hand tools; Operate towed machines such as seed drills or spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops; Load and unload crops or containers of materials using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators