Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
201 Main St
Aspinwall, IA 51432
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. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm
workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds.
The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. 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