Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
17452 Cape Horn
Petersburg, IL 62675
United States
Job description
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks,
forklifts, or transfer augers. 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.
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.
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. The worker will be exposed to extreme
temperatures. Extensive sitting is required. Frequent stooping 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.