Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
24701 Oran St
Oran, IA 50664
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. 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. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required. Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.. Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.. Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.. Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.. Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment.. Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities.. Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools..
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Certified license is required. Must be able to obtain a CDL within 30 days of hire. Minimum of 3 months of
experience is required. Certified license is required. Must be able to obtain a CDL within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 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. Employer requires drug screen post hire at employers expense due to the liability of operating equipment. Employer requires criminal background
check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children on the farm and expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass drug screen and/or
criminal background check will result in termination of employment.