- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- Our crops are planted in the spring months (March-May) and harvested in the fall months (September-November). Equipment needs to be prepared for those peak seasons prior to entering them. In season crop protection applications (spraying) is conducted during the summer (June-August). Tillage is conducted post-harvest typically November-December.
Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, operate other farm equipment, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, fertilize, dust, and spray crops, spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, attach equipment extensions or accessories, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, record agricultural data, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment. Grounds maintenance and mowing side ditches. Ritually cleaning workstations and equipment to improve performance or longevity. Preparing and painting surfaces to extend longevity of workstations and equipment. Supporting grain handling equipment and keeping a tidy grain handling facility. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators