Agricultural Equipment Operators

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Duties may include: Load and unload crops or containers of materials,

manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.

Spread fertilizer or pesticide solutions using GPS-enabled agricultural

equipment. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment

malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust

mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural

production, such as tractors and selfpropelled application equipment.

Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when

machinery malfunctions. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed

machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates,

shovels. Operate towed machines to fertilize and spray crops. Weigh

crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying

information. Drive pick-up trucks to haul crops, supplies, or tools.

Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to

discard diseased or rotten products. Position boxes or attach bags at

discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full

containers. Follow the maintenance\

schedule of the facility and equipment. Maintain service records of each

piece of equipment and vehicle(s) to document the quality maintenance

program and meet DOT requirements. Responsible for housekeeping of the

shop and general maintenance of shop and equipment. Stock, move, and

organize crop protection and/or crop nutrient\

products, bulk crop input products (liquid/dry) and materials. Assist

with repair and servicing of grain storage and handling equipment,

buildings. Maintain the facility and equipment image & other related Ag

Equipment Operator activities as per SOC/OES 45-2091 (onetonline.org).

Possible weekend/holiday work.