Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
54000 Westfork Road
Havre, MT 59501
United States
Job description
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, 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. 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.
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
criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children and expensive tools and equipment
on the farm. Failure to pass 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. 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.