Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions.
Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, 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.

Workers will be expected to comply with all provisions of this Clearance Order and the Company’s work rules, policies and procedures, and to perform any and all assigned tasks in a work-person-like and efficient manner. Failure to do so will subject the worker to the employer’s disciplinary procedures. The employer endeavors to produce a premium product. This is a demanding, competitive business. A high-quality product is expected and demanded by our customers. Sloppy or improper work cannot and will not be tolerated.

Special Requirements

In order to perform this kind of work, workers must be able to work outside for at least 7 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to conduct harvest activities, working rapidly and skillfully with hands. The worker will be provided with all the necessary equipment to perform these harvest-related tasks with grapefruit and avocados.

Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with uneven fields and the California climate. These conditions include dust, extremes of temperature and humidity, wind, and at times, exposure to high levels of pollen. Workers should wear clothing suited to these conditions, including closed-toe shoes, hats, gloves, protective sleeves, and jackets, which will provide adequate protection and allow freedom of movement.
3 months verifiable agricultural equipment operator experience required.