Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

Crops: Squash, peas, dry beans, beans, beets, corn, greens, kale and spinach.

An Agricultural Equipment Operator is responsible for a wide variety of tasks related to the cultivation and harvesting of crops, including planting, weeding, irrigating, and harvesting, requiring physical stamina and the ability to operate farm machinery and hand tools in all weather conditions.
• Crop Management: Prepare soil by tilling, cultivating and planting seeds according to seasonal requirements; Manual field work, includes picking rocks, hand hoeing to cultivate, weeding crops by hand, and hand harvest work; Harvest crops by hand or run harvesting equipment ensuring not to bruise or scar produce.; During squash harvest, must carry a full container weighting approximately 50 pounds and empty container into a bin; Pull and discard culls as directed by the supervisor.
• Equipment Operation: Operate farm machinery such as tractors and harvesters safely and efficiently; Perform basic maintenance and repairs on farm equipment, including in the field
• General Farm Maintenance: Maintain of fields, hedgerows, woods, storage facilities, and buildings will be required; Adhere to all safety regulations and procedures on the farm; Assist with tasks such as weed control and pest management
• Other Duties: Ability to operate trucks, car, pickup, van or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers to farm properties; Haul tools, supplies, crops; Transport workers to grocery store, bank, etc. on as-needed-basis. Other duties as assigned.
• Experience: Three months of verifiable experience in tasks in this job; Must possess valid driver’s license; Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers operating comparable operations to establish acceptable prior experience.
• Knowledge/Skills/Ability: Demonstrated ability to operate farm equipment including tractors with GPS, perform tillage and cultivation tasks; Demonstrated ability to run harvesting equipment; Demonstrated ability to drive a pickup truck with trailer and operate a skid steer; Demonstrated ability to operate hand tools safely; Basic mechanical skills for equipment maintenance; Strong ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physcial Demands and Work Envioronment: Sitting; Standing; Walking; Ability to lift minimum of 50 pounds; Repetitive bending; Physical strength and endurance to work long hours outdoors in varying weather conditions such as: hot, cold, light rain, wet, and high humidity.

Special Requirements

The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on longevity of tenure or exceptional job performance. The type of driver's license required is Class D (standard).