- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- Prepare fields for planting: operate tractors (MFWD, utility); operate farm equipment (combine, forklift. Tele handler, backhoe, track hoe, crane, lift truck, fuel truck, bulldozer, plasma cutter, 3 pt. drill, lathe, air seeder, dike plow, grain cart, and welder). Attach harrow, twin and single row planters, grain cart, disc, drill, field cultivators, dirt buggy, land plane, strip till, Kelly tool etc. to tractor. Able to use GPS guidance system. Clean grain bins, shops, equipment. Repair farm machinery/equipment; service tractors (change oil, air filters, etc. as scheduled). Use hand tools hoes, shovels etc. Unload and store seeds and chemicals; load chemicals (herbicides/pesticides and fertilizer) used to spray crops; haul seeds, chemicals, water and fuel to field. Protect crops from invasive species-plant and animal. Alternative work includes general farm maintenance, mowing, clean grain bins and storage areas, clear debris from farm areas, install drain pipes, maintenance of buildings, roads, ditches, yards etc.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators