Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job description

Workers will operate various farm equipment and vehicles such as potato windrower, potato harvester, tractors, planters, planter fillers and cultivating machinery. Duties include driving tractor and pulling tillage tools to prepare the fields for planting. Workers will also drive straight trucks with potatoes from the field to the packinghouse. They will be responsible for maintaining equipment.

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. In order to perform this kind of work, the worker must be in possession of the requisite physical strength, working quickly and skillfully. The employer will provide specific instructions in the proper way to perform the job duties. Thereafter, the worker will be expected to perform the task with diligence as instructed, taking care not to damage machinery or equipment. Workers will be expected to maintain pace and to perform the work in a manner specified by the employer. Workers must also be able to adapt to job changes as season progresses.

The employer will provide the tools and equipment necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the workers for reasonable costs related to the worker's refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such worker's willful damage or destruction of the tools or equipment.

Special Requirements

Workers must:
1. Adhere to all safety rules as instructed by the supervisor and practice safety in all aspects of work.
2. Perform preventive maintenance as recommended.
3. Keep working area safe and clean.
4. Respect other employees.
5. Demonstrate strong work ethic.

Employer is a drug-free workplace.