Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
5349 Joy Rd
Marion, NY 14505
United States
Job description
SUMMER PRUNE TREES, PLANTING TREE, TRIM TREES, TRACTOR DRIVING WORK, DRIVING FARM VEHICLES, ORCHARD MAINTENANCE, BARN & CAMP MAINTENANCE, STORAGE WORK, APPLE HARVEST. PLANTING, WEEDING, HARVESTING RELATED TO APPLES & VEGETABLES (LETTUCE, PEPPERS, ONIONS AND POTATOES) , WASHING, SORTING LINE FOR VEGETABLES. 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, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, -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. -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. -OPERATE TRUCKS OR OTHER MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT WORKERS FROM HOUSING (WEATHER ON OR OFF THE FARM) TO THE FARM PROPERTIES; HAUL TOOLS, SUPPLIES, OR CROPS; TRANSPORT WORKERS FROM PLACE TO PLACE AROUND THE FARM PROPERTIES DURING THE WORKDAY (INCLUDING ON PUBLIC ROADS TO REACH THE FARM FIELDS); AND/OR TRANSPORT WORKERS TO THE GROCERY STORE, BANK, OR LAUNDRY FACILITIES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS THOSE THAT ARE REQUESTED TO DRIVE WILL BE REQUIRED TO POSSESS AN APPROPRIATE LICENSE, NO ONE WILL BE REJECTED FOR THIS POSITION THAT DOES NOT POSSESS A DRIVERS LICENSE. -GUIDE PRODUCTS ON CONVEYORS TO REGULATE FLOW THROUGH MACHINES, AND TO DISCARD DISEASED OR ROTTEN PRODUCTS. THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION WILL BE CONDUCTED SOLELY ON THE WORKSITE WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE EMPLOYER. WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK THE NUMBER OF DAYS AND HOURS SPECIFIED. DEPENDING ON WEATHER, CROP OR OTHER CONDITIONS, WORKERS MAY BE REQUESTED, BUT NOT REQUIRED TO WORK UP TO SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK AND/OR ON THE SABBATH AND WILL BE PAID OVERTIME ACCORDINGLY. EMPLOYER WILL FURNISH WORKERS, WITHOUT COST, ALL THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES ASSIGNED. WORKERS SHOULD REPORT FOR
WORK WITH THEIR OWN SUITABLE CLOTHES. WHILE WORKING IN THE FIELD, PHONE USAGE IS LIMITED TO EMERGENCY USE ONLY. DUE TO HEALTH & SAFETY REASONS ON OUR FARM, WORKERS MUST UNDERSTAND BASIC INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH ALL WORKERS ARE TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND
DIGNITY; THEY ARE A CRITICAL PART OF THIS FARM. THE WORKERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO TREAT THE FARM'S FACILITIES AS IF THEY ARE THEIR OWN. THE FARM'S HOUSING SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN. WHEN THE WORKERS LEAVE, THE FACILITIES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CONDITION IN WHICH THEY WERE UPON ARRIVAL.
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. WORKERS MUST ADHERE TO THE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES (GAP) MANUAL. DURING THE HARVEST SEASON, WORKERS WILL BE GIVEN A MANDATORY DAY OF REST, AND ON THE REMAINING DAYS OF THE WEEK, THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO WORK WEATHER PERMITTING.
Special Requirements
3 months verifiable experience