Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
8020 56th St. Nw
Stanley, ND 58784
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. Direct and monitor the activities of
work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. 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. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing
and closing full containers. 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. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. 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.