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Ag Equipment Operator

Berrybrook Enterprises

Dowagiac, MI

$13.78 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+15807444031
Extension
3303

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
5
Job Duties:
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into a planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Maintain farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, mowers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Prune and train fruit trees. Irrigate soil, using drip lines or center pivot systems, and maintain tape, pipes, and pumps. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest, and store crops. Till the soil, plant, and cultivate. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate a self-propelled combine. Crops: Corn, Soybeans, Beans, Asparagus, Apples
Job Classification:
45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
2
Special Requirements:
Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 60 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.
Number of Hours Per Week:
48
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Berrybrook Enterprises
Location:
Dowagiac, MI 49047

Worksite

Address:
57665 92nd Avenue, Dowagiac, MI 49047

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-26013-556548
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
AEWR; US Workers: MI: $13.78; H2A Workers: MI: $13.73;
Date Posted:
1/22/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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