Farm Equipment Operator/farm Worker

Job description

Ag Equipment operator description
The agricultural equipment operator position includes duties associated with the planting, cultivation, harvesting of agricultural commodities. Workers will be required to help with all stages of crop production of Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, and Bermuda grass. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 75 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase the crops grown, harvested, and shipped from the farm.

Workers must use care when performing their farm work duties and exercise consciousness. Workers must adhere to all safety rules as instructed by their supervisors and all farm work operations must meet the standards and specifications given by the employer. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the vehicle/equipment before operating. All vehicles should be driven in a manner to protect workers, in-field crops, and equipment. Operators should ensure all equipment is functioning correctly before operating. The use of all necessary PPE and safety equipment including wearing of seatbelt at all times when operating farm equipment is mandatory. Vehicles that workers may operate include: all farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts, cotton pickers, hay rakes, tedders, hay balers, sprayers, fertilizer spreaders, mowers, skid steers, trucks and semi's. Workers will be responsible for running equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Workers will also be responsible for performing daily maintenance on tractors and implements such as lubricating, replacing worn parts, replacing hydraulic hoses, blowing out radiators and air filters, fueling, and keeping their equipment clean. Workers will be responsible for moving equipment safely down highways from field to field and will drive trucks transporting grain from combine to grain bins. Grain bins will be unloaded an cleaned. Workers will do regular inspections of equipment to avoid failures. Workers should be familiar with running large equipment with GPS and record keeping programs. Duties include fueling tractors, assist with sprayer by transporting chemicals from shop to sprayer, prepare equipment for harvest and cover cotton modules and clean fallen cotton around modules. Workers will operate grain cart transporting grain from combine to trucks, operate rotary cutters cleaning ditch banks and mowing fields, operate rotary cutters cleaning ditch banks and mowing fields and operate rotary cutters cleaning ditch banks and mowing fields. During planting season worker will assist with keeping planters filled with seeds. Once planting is completed workers will be asked to clean and store equipment.

Special Requirements

Workers will drive trucks to haul crops, supplies and tools. Specifically, workers will be responsible for moving equipment safely down highways from field to field and will drive trucks transporting grain from combine to grain bins. Clean Drivers license and record is required.