Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
Great Bend Cooperative Association
323 S Hwy 281
Great Bend, KS 67530
United States
Job description
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts,
or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into
planter or sprayer machinery. 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. Adjust, repair, and service 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. Weigh
crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops,
supplies, tools, or farm workers. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to
catch products, removing and closing full containers. Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch
systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant,
cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Drive and operate self-propelled combine.
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 50 pounds. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements 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.
Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Failure to pass drug screen will result in termination of employment.