Ag Equipment Operator

Job description

Performs duties like: drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as manure pumps, manure agitators, articulation packing tractors, tractor and grain cart, loader tractors, forklift, combines, pickup and header trailers, service trucks, fuel trucks, seed tenders, water tankers, and service trailers. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil, plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Truck grain, silage, fertilizer and manure with tractor trailer trucks. Operate manure pumps, manure agitators, articulate packing tractors, tractor and grain cart, loader tractors, forklift, combines, pickup and header trailers, service trucks, fuel trucks, seed tenders, water tankers and service trailers. Truck grain, silage, fertilizer, and manure with tractor trailer trucks and dump trucks. General lubrication, service (check fluids), and incidental repair. Perform shop clean up, equipment cleanup, and grain bin maintenance. Need good trouble shooting skills for incidental repairs on trucks and equipment.

Crops: Barley, Canola, Grain, Silage, Small Grain, Soybeans, Wheat, Corn

Equipment: Tractor and Grain Cart, Fort Lift, Tractor Trailer Trucks, Fuel Trucks, Combine, Pickup Truck, Dump Truck, Water Tankers.

Special Requirements

Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a CDL 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. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. 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.