Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
17452 Cape Horn Hill Road
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 equipmentmalfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, andirrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors whenmachinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvestersto tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feedmachines 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, andspray 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 machineryto plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, discand drill to tractor. Till soil; plant and cultivate grain.Farming with: Corn, Soy Beans, Alfalfa
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.