- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Stand for long periods of time; Work outdoors; Follow basic instructions; Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops such as working with bins and augers to load carts and trailers; Clean, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment such as changing flats; Set up, repair, maintain, and operate irrigation equipment such as setting spillways and levees; Inform farm managers of crop progress; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with GPS) such as planter, brush mower, swather, baler, sprayer, combine, tillage tool to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as rice, hay; Load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields, load crops and drive trucks to transport to fields and storage facilities such as elevators, bins, silos, piles/bags; Clean work areas/housing and maintain grounds and landscaping; Maintain inventory and field roads; Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; Attach implements using hand tools; Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, discard rotten items; Position boxes/bags at ends of machinery to catch products, remove and close full containers. Must speak and understand English.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators