Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
1107 Road C
Bradshaw, NE 68319
United States
Job description
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. Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities. Measure, mark, or record openings or
distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure
that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area. Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes. Measure
and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications. Align posts, by lines or
sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels. Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of
posts to form fencing frames. Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers. Attach fence rail supports to
posts, using hammers and pliers. Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools. Mix and pour concrete around
bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts. Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to
required lengths. Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts. Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link
fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames. Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using
metal sleeves. Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences. Insert metal tubing through rail supports. Nail pointed
slats to rails to construct picket fences. Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls,
and gates. Weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment. Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead
positions. Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and
gas metal arc welding equipment. Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart
specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
Special Requirements
No minimum education requirement. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. 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.