Agricultural Equipment Operators

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Dates of Need: 3/10/2025-12/10/2025. This job requires a minimum of 6

months experience working with John Deere combines, tractors and grain

carts. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement

establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to

perform all work activities with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work

required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid

pre-employment and post-hire drug testing, DOT physical, background

check, motor vehicle records check required. Must have or be able to

obtain a valid CDL with air brake and double/triple endorsements to

permit driving of trucks within 30 days of hire. Must be able to pass

test for said licenses in the language administered. Verbal and written

proficiency in English required.

Crops/Commodities: corn, wheat, potatoes, alfalfa/beans.\

Drive tractors and balers, and operate other mechanized farm equipment

to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. Perform manual and mechanized

tasks including but not limited to: bushhogging fields; disking;

aerating; seeding (using mechanical drills and seeders); fertilizing,

weed spraying, mowing, tedding, raking, baling, and stacking.\

Operate grain carts.\

Operate self-propelled custom class harvesting machines to harvest a

variety of grain, grass and oilseed crops. Worker will drive semi

tractor-trailer truck to/from specified destinations; maneuver trucks

into and out of loading and unloading positions. Service machinery,

trucks and trailers. Make in-field repairs. Must be able to operate,

maintain and repair agricultural equipment with or without direction.

Employer will provide, at no cost to workers, an effective means of

communicating in an emergency, which may include but is not limited to a

satellite phone, cell phone, wireless device, radio transmitter, or

other electronic device effective in the entire geographic area where

work will be performed.\

Mow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using

mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or

material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities.

Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include

tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power

shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or

other vehicles. Pickup/deliver materials and load/unload products.\

Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on

machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height

of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on

equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining

fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining

tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace

defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs,

sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm

maintenance or repairs.\

Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install

irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and

remove levee gates.\

Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants.

Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant

related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth,

climate and crop conditions.\

Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that

protects operator, others, the employer\'s products and property.

Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions

may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate

termination.\

Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must

report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable

oot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be

permitted to start work.\

Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow,

moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures.

Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be

required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop

field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees,

insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a

worker\'s ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long

periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or

walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping.

Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects

(product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting

requirements.