Equipment Operator
Employer
2016 32 Road (including fields/worksites in a 16-mile radius)
Minden , NE 68959
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to agricultural equipment operation.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; repair and maintain farm structures.
Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following: push button to start machinery; tend/monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance; operate and maintain potato grading, storage.
Special Requirements
Applicants must provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify performance. Employer required drug testing will be performed post-hire at the employer's expense to ensure the safety of all workers operating in or around large mechanized farming equipment.