Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
2157 E Jackson Road
Hart, MI 49420
United States
Job description
FARM EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: operate farm equipment, including forklifts, tractors, tractors with attachments, harvesters, and trucks to complete farm tasks; load, haul, and unload harvested crops on farm or to employer-owned storage; transport employers crops to market and storage locations with all locations allowing workers to reasonably return within same workday; inspect, maintain, prepare and repair farm equipment; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to locations within 30 miles; wash, sanitize, and repair harvesting bins; repair deer fence and drain tile; install or repair irrigation systems; maintain grounds, landscaping, and farm buildings; assist with additional duties related to crop planting, care and harvest.
Pay will be hourly.
Special Requirements
Experience Requirement : 3 verifiable months of commercial agriculture equipment operator experience of minimum 80 horsepower required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Job requires worker to complete tasks in agriculture equipment operation and general farm labor of asparagus, conventional and organic broccoli, carrots, cherries, conventional and organic corn, pumpkins, rye, snap beans, soybeans, butternut and organic squash, wheat, and zucchini. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Drug testing not utilized as preemployment tool.