Agricultural Equipment Operators

This job was posted by : For more information,

please see:

Dates of Need: 4/1/2025-11/15/2025. The worker will perform general farm

labor duties and irrigation for a row crop including onions, corn,

wheat, mint, beans, and sugar beets.\

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

assigned . Workers with a valid drivers license may drive vehicles to

transport crop, supplies, equipment, and workers.\

Specific Job Requirements:\

Irrigation Duties:\

Hand Lines:\

1.Connect pipes.\

2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution.\

3.Attach lines to water supply.\

4.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.

The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to

the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to

customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or

different hours than those listed A worker may be offered more than the

specified hours of work; however, the worker will not be required to

work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on

the workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required.

Workday start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time

of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. There may be

periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of

year, and the requirements of the cropping or growing season. Workers

must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work

performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work

may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures

and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker

may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and

should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Workers

job duties may require split shifts (e.g. 5:00 am to 10:00am and 5:00pm

to 8:00pm). Work hours may vary were there are periods when extra hours

are offered and periods of reduced hours are available due to weather,

crop conditions, and time of year.

Full Growing Season Commitment: The job offered requires that the worker

be available for work every day that work is available for the full

period of employment. The worker agrees\

to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned

employer whenever work is available through the full period of

employment.\

Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers

with job specification and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and

other crop specific issues such as particular\

grading, sizing or equipment operation.

Planting:\

1.Field maintenance and weeding using hands, machinery, and sprayers.\

2.Loading seed into planters.\

3.Walking behind p anters to insure proper procedure.\

4.Operating equipment for the use of planting.\

Onion Harvest:\

1.Culling onions.\

2.Riding on harvester.\

3.Binning onions during the harvest/unloading process.\

4.Maintenance of bins and transport of bins to appropriate storage

facilities.\

Additional Duties:\

1.Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and

field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers,

non-CDL farm exempt trucks, and other commonly used equipment in

agriculture.\

2.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and

clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.\

3.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling air

blast sprayers.\

4.Install monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a

specified area of the fields.\

5.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and

weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers, tractors, ATV or

backpack sprayers.\

6.May operate, maintain and repair tractors, and farm machinery.\

7.Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs, including

cleaning/organizing main shop, farm building and grounds (misc.

yardwork).\

8.Remove weeds from all crops using a shovel, hoe or hands, as well as,

weed burning with portable propane torch.\

9.Perform planting and harvest du