Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

Duties may include: Transporting alfalfa, hay, corn and silage from fields to storage containers. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers, inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs & other related Agricultural Equipment Operator activities as per SOC/OES 45-2091 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

Special Requirements

Must be 18 due to equipment use. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 40lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified. Based on Employer's discretion/cost: Worker may have random drug/alcohol testing during employment: positive test/refusal to abide = dismissal due to equipment use. Variable weather conditions may apply. Worker must be able to obtain a valid Driver's License in the State of New Mexico within 2 weeks of reporting to work.