Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

Agricultural Equipment Operator: Operate tractors to prepare soil for planting, plant, transplant, cultivate, machine harvest and plow crops. Operate towed machines such as transplanters and sprayers to plant, fertilize, dust and spray crops. Load and unload crops and farm materials. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Workers will cultivate by hand or with mechanical cultivator attached to farm tractor.

Operador de equipos agrícolas: Operar tractores para preparar el suelo para plantar, plantar, trasplantar, cultivar, cosechar con máquinas y arar cultivos. Operar máquinas remolcadas, como trasplantadoras y rociadores, para plantar, fertilizar, desempolvar y rociar cultivos. Cargar y descargar cultivos y materiales agrícolas. Observar y escuchar el funcionamiento de la maquinaria para detectar problemas. Solucionar problemas, reparar y realizar mantenimiento menor en vehículos y equipos agrícolas. Realizar tareas de saneamiento de granjas, campos y galpones. Corte el césped y opere la podadora alrededor de los edificios agrícolas. Dirigir y monitorear las labores de ayuda ocasional y estacional durante la siembra y cosecha. Operar vehículos agrícolas para transportar cultivos y conducir a otros trabajadores agrícolas de un lugar a otro alrededor de las propiedades agrícolas (incluso en caminos públicos para llegar a los campos de los agricultores) durante la jornada laboral. Puede operar un camión con un GVWR de menos de 13 toneladas para entregar cultivos producidos en la granja (en su estado no fabricado) al almacenamiento o al mercado o a un transportista para su transporte al mercado. Aunque no es un requisito de contratación, si un trabajador conduce un vehículo de la empresa durante el período de empleo, al momento de operar el vehículo de la empresa, el conductor debe poseer una licencia de conducir válida emitida por un estado de EE. UU. o su equivalente extranjero y operar el vehículo de la empresa de acuerdo con las restricciones de licencia y clasificaciones de vehículos aplicables a esa licencia. Los trabajadores caminarán a lo largo de las hileras según lo especificado por el empleador y quitarán las malas hierbas y el pasto de los campos a mano o con una azada. Los trabajadores cultivarán a mano o con un cultivador mecánico acoplado a un tractor agrícola.

Special Requirements

The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Basic literacy and mathematical ability required. Requires minimum 3 months verifiable work experience operating 140+ hp tractors with farm implements. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned