Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
150 County Road 1047
Bardwell, KY 42023
United States
Job description
Drives and operates primarily John Deere farm machines equipped with GPS such as tractors, sprayers, and harvesters to perform specified farm activities like plant, cultivate, harvest, store crops such as wheat, and soybeans; Hitches soil conditioning implement, such as plow, cultivator, harrow to tractor, and operates tractor and towed implement to furrow and cultivate soil and prepare land; Drives tractor and operates designated towed machine, such as seed drill or planter, to plant, fertilize crops; Tends sprinkler system known as pivot irrigation system that irrigates land: starts gasoline engine and adjusts controls of sprinkler system across field or pushes on switch that activates sprinkler system or pivot irrigation system, and starts pump that forces water through system to irrigate crops; Observes sprinklers/pivot irrigation system to ensure uniform distribution of water to all areas; Lubricates, adjusts, and repairs or replaces parts, such as sprinkler heads and drive chains to maintain system, using handtools; Disassembles system and moves it to next location after specified time intervals; Prepares harvesting machine by adjusting speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head or depth of blades/head according to type, height, weight, and condition of crop being harvested, and contour of terrain; Drives self-propelled harvesting machine to cut, thresh, clean, store crops; Refuels engine, lubricates machine parts, and monitors machine operations to ensure optimum performance; Drives truck or tractor with trailer attached to move crops or equipment to designated locations; Unload grain onto conveyor to storage bins or elevators.
Special Requirements
See ADD C