Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
30305.5 Road 7
Flagler, CO 80815
United States
Job description
The job entails working with animals and machinery, outdoors in all types of weather (extreme heat, wind, and cold), and occasional exposure to herding hazards, such as cattle stampedes. Performs duties like: apply or administer medication/vaccinations; mix additives in feed; check and maintain feed/water; place mineral blocks. Workers will dock, castrate, and brand livestock. Ride horse or 4-wheeler to move cows; confine livestock in stalls; herd livestock to various pastures; drive equipment. Use loader tractor and skid steer to pile manure in the feedlot and calving barns. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, spray, cultivate, harvest and store crops/hay. Make hay; hoist and stack hay bales onto wagon or truck. Haul hay to yard from hay field with hay trailer. Load and unload trucks. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools or farm workers. Clean out bins. Repair and maintain barbed wire fence. Cleanup. General lubrication, service (checking fluids) and incidental repair to farm machinery.
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to expensive tools and equipment. Failure to pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks. Workers must be able to speak English. Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Certain roles may require a valid drivers license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles.