- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 1
- Job Duties:
- Job requires the operation of various tractors and farm equipment to till soil; work ground; prepare and maintain land; and plant, fertilize, spray, cultivate, harvest, and transport crops to elevator or storage area. Equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, tractors with various implements, sprayers, combines, swathers, balers, bale processors, skid steers, and side-by-sides. Non CDL farm trucks will be loaded with agricultural products and driven on farm and to storage facilities. Job will also require loading seed into planters; properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into sprayers; changing combine cutting heads; rouging fields and using hand tools to remove undesirable plant varieties, trash, and other objects from fields; hand picking weeds; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of storage sheds, pivot points, buildings, property borders, gates, barns and all farm equipment; hauling hay; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; sweeping and shoveling grain; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; and regularly servicing equipment. The job will also require workers to do the following tasks: feeding livestock, loading feed bags, checking livestock, assisting with vet visits, branding and tagging livestock, assisting with medication administration, and cleaning pens. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators