Ag Equipment Operator
Employer
174 Moorhead Itta Bena Rd.
Moorhead, MS 38761
United States
Job description
All work is performed on a farm for a farmer. Workers would perform duties like loading seeds
into planters and drive tractors attached to planters. Typical maintenance on farm equipment
such as checking and adding lubricants, fix flat tires, small repairs such as replacing hoses
etc. Assisting with irrigation of crops by laying poly pipe and removal at end of the season.
Monitoring irrigation progress by walking in the fields. Driving tractors attached to scrapers and
other field equipment. Operation of dozers and excavators. Performing precision landforming
with aid of lasers and GPS systems. Typical maintenance on dirt moving equipment such as
checking and adding lubricants, fix flat tires, small repairs such as replacing hoses etc.
Removing failed parts off tractors and putting them back on tractors such as hydraulic hoses,
air condition parts, rear and front differentials, transmissions, or anything needed repaired on a
tractor. General maintenance on trucks. Driving tractors attached to grain carts to move
harvested grain from combine harvesters to trucks for delivery to the grain storage facilities
located on employers' farms. General upkeep of shop area including cleaning, mowing, and
weed eating. Spraying ditches and shop yard for weeds.
Equipment: Tractors, scrapes, combines, dozer, trackhoe
Special Requirements
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30
days of hire. 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. 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.