Farm Equipment Mechanics And Service Technicians

Job description

This is an application for Agricultural Equipment Maintenance. This application encompasses maintaining farm machinery and equipment.

Employees will be servicing, and repairing helicopters that spray pesticides that eliminate insects and other organisms that could be harmful to cultivated crops such as but not limited to almonds, alfalfa, pistachios, and vegetables.

Job Duties:
-Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions.
-Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
-Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed according to the inspection regulations.
-Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
-Attach farm implements such as sprayers to aircraft using needed tools.
-Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
-Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs.
-Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
-Self-starter with the ability to prioritize work.
-A safety-first approach to all activities performed.
-A team-oriented approach to problem-solving and prevention.
-Enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
-Ability to solve mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems.
-Maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation in agriculture.
-Lubricate all chains, bearings and tracks.
-Clean out bearings, shafts and sprockets regularly.
-Maintain a small set of hand tools including knives, airline nozzles, files, and sockets
-Assist head mechanic with repairs.
-Execute lockout tag out policies.
-Start and stop machine as needed/in sequence.
-Clean floors, surfaces, windows and walls throughout the facility.
-Adjust machine to manager specifications
-Adjust pulleys to specification for proper belt use. Install new belts as required.
-Maintain a professional work environment.
-Remove and attach guards, chains, and other protective coverings/barriers for L&I compliance.
-Assist in maintenance and replacement of any chains, belts, bearings, motors, shafts, gear boxes, sprockets, pulleys, key-stocks, frames, supports or other equipment/machinery.
-Clean out any areas throughout the facility where debris accumulates.
-Remove accumulated lupulin from facility surfaces and equipment.
-Obey all FISMA, Global GAP and other regulatory agency policies always while on premises.
-Monitor and improve product/waste flow and efficiency throughout the facility.
-Work with the complimentary shift to ensure the facility is running properly before beginning and after finishing each shift for approximately one hour.
-Provide feedback to lead mechanics and manager about consistent or recurring problems throughout the facility.
-Workers must follow safety instructions and supervisor guidance.

Workers may also:
-Control operations of equipment or systems.
-Determine causes of operating errors and decide what to do about it.
-Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Special Requirements

This job opportunity requires 3 months of Agricultural Equipment Maintenance
The job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. The job requires being reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60lbs.
4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools.
4i) May require the worker to sit and/or walk for extended periods of time while examining, transporting.
4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing job duties.
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the job duties.