Agricultural Equipment Operators
Employer
69331 Klinger Lake Rd
Sturgis, MI 49091
United States
Job description
1. Follow supervisor instructions always and arrive to work on time.
2. Conduct thorough and accurate pre-trip inspections on farm trucks.
3. Safe and correct operation of trucks. Perform duties in accordance with established safety standards and proper vehicle operation techniques.
4. Safe and correct hook-up of trailers.
1. Drive along the side of harvesting equipment in the field to get loaded. Return to the farm with loaded potatoes.
2. Weigh the potatoes on a scale at the farm.
5. Safely and correctly load/unload trailer with potatoes.
6. Correctly distribute potatoes in trailer to comply with state and federal regulations.
7. Follow delivery instructions to and from the harvesting location & accurately complete logs & other necessary forms.
8. Deliver & pickup other farm related materials when necessary to field locations.
9. Maintain and care for tarps, ropes, and all other driver/truck equipment.
10. Communicate with dispatcher, planter supervisors, field supervisors, & other co-workers, and field & farm receiving in a courteous, professional manner.
11. Participate in safety trainings, orientations and all other company meetings as required.
12. Report all injuries to supervisor immediately regardless of how slight they might seem.
13. When not operating the truck & trailer, employees will be required to participate in the basic maintenance and cleaning of the trucks/trailers.
If driving duties are not available, workers will perform these duties on the farm or in the fields:
1. Use hand tools, including but not limited to: shovels, hoes, potato forks and knives.
2. Unloading and grading potatoes
3. Operating a forklift
4. Perform general farm duties as necessary.
All tools will be provided at no cost.
Special Requirements
Employees must maintain a drivers license that allows them to operate a vehicle in the United States for commercial purposes. Driving farm field trucks over 26,000 pounds will be required. Drivers are not required to have a Class A CDL due to the agricultural exemption according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act 395.1((k)(1). Drivers must have at least 3 months experience driving a vehicle over 26,000 lbs. Due to the complexity of the weather and harvesting conditions, workers may be requested to work long days, as well as Saturdays,
Sundays, or Federal Holidays, depending on the field conditions, crop yields, customer demands, and weather conditions.
Therefore, hours above 40 hours per week may be offered, but are not guaranteed and are voluntary to be worked by the employee.