Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
702 S Elevator Street
Okawville, IL 62271
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. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust,
and spray crops. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Adjust, repair, and service farm
machinery, and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Load or unload trucks or help others with loading or
unloading, using special loading-related equipment or other equipment as necessary. Secure cargo for transport, using
ropes, blocks, chains, binders or covers. Driving agricultural equipment and/or delivering products to fields in support
of the agricultural equipment operator, both done on a farm for a farmer. Fill tanks with water and fertilizer according to
formulas and take the tanks to farm sites. Operate machines such as agricultural sprayers or fertilizer spreaders to
fertilize and spray crops. Spread dry fertilizer using GPS enabled agricultural equipment. Manipulate controls, nozzles,
hoses, and tubes to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery to direct product over designated areas.
Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Certified license is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Lift
and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required.
Extensive sitting is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements is required. 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 expensive tools and equipment. Failure to
pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment.