Agricultural Mechanic

Job description

Ag Equipment Mechanic & Service Technician:
Diagnose, adjust, or repair agricultural machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, trucks, combines, equipment.
1. Maintain and repair farm vehicles.
2. Record details of repairs made, and parts used.
3. Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation, and adjusting as necessary.
4. Clean and lubricate parts.
5. Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.
6. Tune engines.
7. Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
8. Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.
9. Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.
10. Install and repair agricultural, plumbing, and among others.
11. Assisting cleaning and organizing the shop
12. Follow direction from leader of mechanic.

See Addendum C

Special Requirements

B2) Worker must possess 12 months of farm equipment mechanic and tree fruit experience.

4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60 lbs. When lifting loads heavier than 60 pounds, use two or more people to lift the load.
4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc.
4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc.
4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc.
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.

See Addendum C