Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
1107 Road C
Bradshaw, NE 68319
United States
Job description
Job duties include but are not limited to:
Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus, weed growth, and plant diseases using hand sprayers.
Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions.
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
Read plans, instructions, or specifications to determine work activities.
Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to lay out areas where work will be performed.
Clean work areas and maintain farm grounds and landscaping.
Repair farm buildings, fences, and other agricultural structures.
Establish fence locations and gather information needed to ensure there are no electric cables or water lines in the area.
Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes.
Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions following instructions, drawings, or specifications.
Align posts by sighting or using lines and verify vertical alignment using plumb bobs or spirit levels.
Attach rails or tension wire along the bottoms of posts to form fencing frames.
Dig postholes using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers.
Attach fence rail supports to posts using hammers and pliers.
Assemble gates and fasten gates into position using hand tools.
Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts.
Make rails for fences by sawing lumber or cutting metal tubing to required lengths.
Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts or insert them into slots on posts.
Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts and attach fencing to frames.
Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections using metal sleeves.
Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences.
Insert metal tubing through rail supports.
Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences.
Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates.
Weld metal parts together using portable gas welding equipment.
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools associated with welding tasks.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux according to welding specifications or the types and thicknesses of metals involved.
Special Requirements
See Addendum C