- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- Mix and load chemicals, load fertilize, fuel airplane, wash airplane, maintain airstrips on the farm by mowing, weed eating and spraying. Also, maintenance of equipment such as minor repairs. Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store crops. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant / cultivate crop. Perform variety of other duties such as lubricating and repairing farm machinery. May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating and harvesting operations. Plant, cultivate, harvest, & pack crops (boxes, buckets & crates). Lay plastic, setting plants, weeding (w/ hoe & by hand), driving stakes, grading / sorting and activities associated with crop production. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tools & equipment, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting of fences / barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators