Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
Road 721
Parks, NE 69041
United States
Job description
Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties found in
Till soil, plant and cultivate grain.
Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor.
Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops.
Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust and spray crops.
Assist with irrigation – irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.
Assist with maintenance and service of irrigation equipment.
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions.
Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural productions, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
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 farm truck to haul crops, tools, and supplies.
Harvesting of crops.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months verifiable experience is required.
Must be able to obtain driver's license 30-90 days from hire.
Job duties require physical and manual labor and workers will be required to push, pull, sit and walk extensively, frequent bending and stooping over. Workers will be required to be able to lift and carry tools and agricultural equipment that weigh up to 60lbs. Work is performed mostly outdoors and workers will be exposed to hot and humid conditions and sometimes severe weather conditions like thunder storms and tornadoes.
No texting and use of cellphone during working hours, while operating machinery, equipment and driving vehicles.