Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
310 Chester St
Cabery, IL 60919
United States
Job description
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts,
or transfer augers. 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. Operate or
tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
Maintain 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. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant,
cultivate, harvest and store grain crops.
Special Requirements
experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion. Employer requires
drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at
employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or criminal background
check will result in termination of employment.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.