Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

All workers will be required to Operate and maintain farm machinery utilized in lettuce production to include GPS steering assisted tractors, electronic driven seeders with variable speed motors, liquid storage tank and hydraulic motors, irrigation pumps with chlorine injection systems, irrigation pumps for flood irrigation, spray tractors with on board computer for field and crop row identification, sprayer controls of volume, pressure, and individual spray nozzle aperture, sophisticated crop protection netting equipment and custom-made lettuce harvesters with hydrostatic driven and computer controlled capabilities.

Utilize onboard tractor computers, by selecting programs, in putting field data, modify operational parameters and execute commands.

Understand the concepts of tractor speed, land area, pressure and volume of liquids in spraying systems.

Assist a team of workers on the correct operation of specialized farm machinery that is used to plant, irrigate, fertilize, spray, maintain, install, and remove vertical frog prevention net and crop protective netting with metal supports and harvest lettuce.

Calibrate, maintain, and adjust custom-made farming equipment.

Adjust lettuce production equipment to include lettuce harvesters cutting head, speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors according to type, height, weight, and condition of the lettuce being harvested and contour of the terrain.

Install, maintain, and operate high pressure water pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems.

Operate and maintain large water pumps for flood irrigation and weed control and soil conservation.

Special Requirements

Three months (3) of Agricultural Equipment Operating Experience is required