Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
314 South Railway Ave
Calumet, IA 51009
United States
Job description
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. Adjust,
repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts
and hand tools. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Attach farm
implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Tow harvesting equipment.
Additional Requirements:
Calumet Manure Management injects manure from dairy lagoons into the fields of farmers.
You will need to drive tractor in field to move the hose (umbilical cord) that is attached to a
plow tractor. You will sit in tractors at the lagoon and move the agitation equipment. Run side
by side along the drag hose to booster pumps to make sure line is secure and pumps are
running smoothly.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within
30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.