Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
6522 County Road Y
Idalia, CO 80735
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. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and
diseases, using hand sprayers. 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. 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. Walk beside or ride on planting
machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops,
supplies, tools, or farm workers. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to
discard diseased or rotten products. Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches
or pipes and pumps. 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.
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. The worker will be exposed
to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent
stooping is required. Repetitive movements is required. 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.