Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
Ias Hubbard, 115 East Oak St
Hubbard, IA 50122
United States
Job description
Operate field equipment such as self- propelled sprayers, to spread fertilizer on farms. Prior to fertilizing fields, prepare by pumping water, anhydrous ammonia, and other chemicals/fertilizers from our storage tanks into the nurse tanks, calculating blends, batching the blends, pumping the blends into storage tanks on vehicles, and bringing the vehicles, fertilizer, and equipment to fields. Employee will need to clean, check, and maintain storage locations on customer • s farms as well as the employer owned headquarter. Complete routine repairs and maintenance on all equipment including oil changes, changing cultivator shovels, cleaning and greasing equipment, cleaning and checking grain bins to name a few. Employee will need to help with annual testing and documentation of Crop Protection Product containers as well as filling and cleaning calibrating and repair of CPP containers. Preventative maintenance and repairs on the delivery of agronomy rolling stock used by customers. Cleaning and maintenance on weighing devices used to weigh products.
Custom application of agronomy products on customer's farms
Anhydrous ammonia
Dry fertilizer
*Liquid fertilizer & crop protection products
*Requires a State of Iowa Commercial Applicator Certification including the Core Exam, 1A, 1B, & 1C certifications)
Agronomy product tendering to custom application equipment
Anhydrous ammonia
Dry fertilizer
Liquid fertilizer & crop protection products
Agronomy facility mixing & loading operations & maintenance of
(Preparing & loading of products going to customer's farms; maintaining the facilities)
Dry fertilizer facilities
Anhydrous ammonia facilities
Liquid fertilizer & crop protection product (CPP) facilities
Annual testing & documentation of CPP containers
Filling & cleaning of bulk CPP containers
Calibrating, cleaning, and repair of CPP container pumps
Delivery of agronomy products to worksites
Anhydrous ammonia
Bulk & packaged CPP
Dry fertilizer carts
Seed
Upon arrival at the worksite unload and spread or spray the applicable products.
Preventative maintenance & repairs on and delivery of agronomy rolling stock used by customers
Anhydrous ammonia toolbar applicators
Anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks
Dry fertilizer carts
Liquid fertilizer trailers
UAN toolbar applicators
Cleaning & maintenance on weighing devices used to weigh products going to customers
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Certified license is required. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. Repetitive movements is required. Overtime and taking holiday is mandatory. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.