Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
2326 County Road 9
Marshall, MN 56258
United States
Job description
We need seasonal employees to assist with all aspects of our corn, bean, and soybean production. Duties include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other farm machinery; engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting activities; fertilizing and spraying crops, including applying fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus, weeds, and diseases using hand sprayers; loading and unloading crops or materials manually or using conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks; loading hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; manipulating controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on equipment; observing and listening to machinery during operation to detect malfunctions; driving farm semi-trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools; and inspecting, adjusting, and completing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment. Employees will not assist with the daily care of hogs, as that is handled by full-time permanent staff, but will assist with the loading of approximately 50 semi-loads of market hogs three times a year during the season when extra help is needed. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer.
Special Requirements
Job requires extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license and 3 months experience.