Agriculture Equipment Operator

Job description

Farm Equipment Operator 1- Job Description:

*Operate and maintain various types of farm equipment, including tractors, combines, wagons, and other farm equipment in a safe and
efficient manner for harvesting organic and conventional crops.
*Attach farm implements to tractors and combines.
*Assist mechanics with repairs, grease and check hydraulic fluids daily.
*Perform routine maintenance and repairs to equipment as needed and ensure that the farm equipment is in good working condition
and adheres to all applicable safety rules.
*Drive vehicles to haul crops, supplies, farmworkers, tools.
*Workers may drive a pick-up that seat 6 or less passengers. Employees that want to be drivers must possess a valid driver’s license. The
driver’s license is not a pre-hire job requirement. They will drive workers from living quarters to work sites throughout the day, and
vice versa, and provide one weekly trip to workers to purchase groceries (transportation is provided for workers who must be provided
housing under the applicable regulation). There is no set schedule or designated drivers for the pick-up.
The Employer attests that all workers will be properly trained in the Worker Protections Standard(WPS) by qualified WPS trainers who
have completed an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course pursuant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture

Special Requirements

2.Worker must possess 3 months of Farm Equipment Operator experience.

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