Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
5532 Road 1009
Bainville, MT 59212
United States
Job description
Job duties include but are not limited to:
Prepare fields for planting.
Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
Operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, irrigation equipment.
Operate other farm equipment.
Engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting activities.
Fertilize, dust, and spray crops.
Install, maintain and repair pivot irrigation systems.
Load and unload crops or materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into machinery.
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
Attach equipment extensions or accessories.
Load crops and unload crops.
Operate equipment to harvest crops.
Drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools.
Inspect, adjust, and complete routine maintenance and repairs on equipment.
Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain.
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
Mark livestock to identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint.
Move equipment, or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts.
Patrol grazing lands using all-terrain vehicles.
Perform duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births.
Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment.
Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition.
Shift animals between grazing areas to ensure that they have sufficient access to food.
Care for animals.
Clean equipment or facilities.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury or other problems.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Operate farming equipment.
Transport animals, crops, or equipment.
Treat animal injuries or illnesses.
Perform duties as required on a small grain and beef cattle ranch.
Special Requirements
See Addendum C