Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
28 N State Hwy K
Portageville 63873 New Madrid County, MO Portagevil
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. 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. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or
harvesting activities. 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. Walk beside or ride on
planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops,
supplies, tools, or farm workers. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard
diseased or rotten products. 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. Till soil; plant and cultivate
grain. Tow harvesting equipment. 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. 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 criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children
on the farm. Failure to pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment.