Farmworker and Laborer OR Agricultural Equipment Operator

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This application encompasses: irrigation of crops, planting and

harvesting of row crops including alfalfa, corn, beans, wheat and

barley. The employer has a 3-month general farm experience requirement.

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds. All other duties

assigned under this order will be those duties of Ag Equipment Operator

and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard

Occupational Classification Code 45-2091 and 45-2092. General Farm Work

will include the following duties 1.Maintain, drive, attach, and operate

farm implements, tractors, equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate,

fertilize, and harvest crops 2.Make mechanical adjustments and repairs

on farm machinery 3.May mix and/or spray chemicals (according to

appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable) 4.Remove

undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds 5.Remove rocks

from fields, edges of fields, concrete ditches, etc. 6.Paint, maintain,

repair, farm structures 7.Perform general clean-up of farm areas

8.Operate motor bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATVs), John Deere Gators, in

the course of performing duties 9.Operate or maintain equipment used in

agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors,

irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, pick-ups, non-CDL farm trucks, and

other commonly used equipment in agriculture. 10.Workers may also clear

debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings,

structures, equipment, and work areas 11.Load and mix chemicals in

addition to operating tractors pulling sprayers and/or operate

12.Backpack spray as required and/or operate tractor with spray tank

connected to 3-point to spray weeds and/or ground 13.Burn weeds on all

properties 14.Pull and/or hoe weeds on all properties 15.Baiting and

trapping rodents as required 16.Operate farm trucks, non-CDL farm exempt

semi-trucks, 10-wheelers trucks, and/or any vehicle to haul corn,

alfalfa (hay bales, haylage, green chop) from fields to farm Hand Lines

1.Connect pipes 2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper

water distribution 3.Attach lines to water supply 4.Prime/Turn on pump

5.Turn valves to start flow of water 6.Disassemble lines and carry pipes

across fields at specified intervals 7.Move pipes through freshly

irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times

8.Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a

sustained basis Flood Irrigation 1.Lift gate inside of flooded

irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of

field 2.Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches

in high areas to direct water flow 3.Close gates in ditch/pipe when

bordered section is flooded 4.Open gate or connect pipe to underground

pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch 5.Siphon

water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated

areas 6.Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build

embankments to appropriately channel water 7.Mix and apply proper

solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and

make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and

ditch valves and gates 8.Gated pipe installation and removal. Prime

gated pipe system. Open and close all gates on gated pipes as irrigation

management requires. 9.Direct siphon tubes into specific corrugates to

direct water from ditch to field to water crops 10.Lift and carry siphon

tubes down ditch banks 11.Move and store siphon tubes 12.Keep siphon

tubes in good repair and repair to allow optimum water flow pressure

Wheel Lines 1.Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines

across fields at specified intervals 2.Hook up wheel lines to water

supply 3.Move w eel lines when needed 4.Fix and repair broken wheel

lines so that they are in an operational manner 5.Fix and repair any

water leaks on wheel lines so that they are in a operational manner

Pivot Irrigation 1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system

2.Turn on/off pivots 3.Learn and master operating a pivot 4.If a pivot

is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition 5.Roll up/unroll

pivot hoses 6.Unplug plugged up nozzles 7.Unplug plugged up hoses

8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses 9.Maintain operation of a pivot at

optimum level Other Irrigation Duties 1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from

storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields

2.Lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads

and drive chains using hand tools