Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
1277 123rd Ave Se
Hope, ND 58046
United States
Job description
Load and unload crops, manually or using bobcat, skidsteer 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. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. 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.