Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
2186 68th Ave NW
Ryder, ND 58779
United States
Job description
Employee will perform duties including (but not limited to) general farm maintenance, servicing and maintaining harvest and all other farm equipment, preparing grain bins for usage, hauling grain throughout the entire course of employment from field to farm and farm to market. Employee will be expected to have to ability to drive and operate farm machinery to harvest and store various grain and feed crops. Repair equipment, and various structures, maintain and service all farm equipment and any equipment used in the farming process. Employee will assist in the loading and unloading of trucks and other farm equipment. Employee may be asked to operate various pieces of equipment such as (but not limited to) combine, grain cart, semi-trucks, 2 and 4 WD tractors, snow blowers, grain dryer.Employee will work with hand, electric, and other means of operation of hand tools, both in the fields and in the operations shop. Employee will perform harvest and post harvest duties including (but not limited to) driving semi-trucks to transport product from field to farm and farm to market. Employee must be able to operate all sizes of tractors, combines and all types of farm equipment. Employee may be required to push and or move snow in order to clear access to farm machinery, buildings and or grain storage sites. Equipment: My equipment consists of all new, large, John Deere farm equipment. I own and operate John Deere 4 wheel drive tractors, John Deere sprayers, John Deere air seeders, and John Deere Combines. We utilize a grain cart during harvest as well as several 18 wheeler semis to transport grain to and from field during seeding and harvest. These same semis are used to transport grain from the farm to various elevators that I market grain to. Other equipment used but not limited to includes grain augers, water trailers, snow blowers (winter use), service trucks, fuel transport trucks and general usage pickups and farm vehicles.
Crops: Beans
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires drug screen post-hire at employers expense due to the liability of driving trucks on public roads. Failure to pass drug screen will result in termination of employment. Employee must NOT have a drivers license from their home country that is currently suspended. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Frequent stooping is required. Repetitive movements 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.