Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
516 Audrain Road 117
Centralia, MO 65240
United States
Job description
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 planter or sprayer
machinery. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. 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. 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. Weigh crop-filled containers, and
record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and
operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc
and drill to tractor. Till soil; plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled
combine. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or
to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. 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 60 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.