Ag Equipment Operator

Job description

Performs duties like: drive and operate farm machinery such as tractors, planting equipment, tillage equipment, combines, grain carts, semi-trucks, and sprayers to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil; plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Maintain the pivot irrigation equipment by cleaning and replacing sprinkler heads, change gear boxes, center drives and tires. Check moisture blocks and scout fields. Sweep out bins and clean dryer at grain elevator. All tasks involved with the operation of a large, irrigated mostly corn and soybean production farm. Drive grain trucks to transport crops to elevator or storage area.

Equipment: Tractor, combine, trucks

Crops: Alfalfa, Corn, Silage, Sorghum, Soy Beans, Sunflower, Wheat, Winter Wheat

Special Requirements

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive sitting is required. Frequent stooping is required. Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.