Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
1261 N 136th Ave
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, mowers, harvesters, cherry shakers, boom sprayer, air-blast sprayer, hay rake, hay baler, cultivator, box shuttles, and vehicles to complete farm tasks; load, haul, and unload crops to storage locations within Oceana and Mason counties with all locations allowing workers to reasonably return within same workday; perform routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment ; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite; wash, sanitize, build and repair harvesting bins; install or repair drain tile, irrigation systems, and trellis; lay mylar; maintain grounds, landscaping, fences, and farm buildings; prune, thin and graft fruit trees; 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 apples, asparagus, hay and tart cherries. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.
Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.
Drug screen done at employer's expense and not utilized as a pre-employment tool.