Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
174 Depp Rd
Edmonton, KY 42129
United States
Job description
We grow corn, wheat and soybeans. We need seasonal employees to assist with all aspects of growing these crops. We plant crops in the spring and harvest in the fall need people run equipment and keep supplies to the planting and harvest equipment. Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, operate other farm equipment, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities, fertilize, dust, and spray crops, spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers, manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery, observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information, attach equipment extensions or accessories, load crops and unload crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, record agricultural data, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment. Employees will need to fuel up equipment , adding seed to planters, cleaning equipment and getting parts or supplies and many random and various crop related job duties. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.
Special Requirements
Job requires extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over. Must be able to lift 100 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Require 1 month farm experience.