Agricultural Equipment Operators

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THIS POSITION IS A COMBINATION OF A FARM LABORER AND FARM EQUIPMENT

OPERATOR. EMPLOYEES WILL PERFORM A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:

OPERATE FARM EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS TRACTORS. DRIVE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO

SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TILLING SOIL, PLANTING,

CULTIVATING, AND HARVESTING CROPS; LOAD AND UNLOAD CROPS OR CONTAINERS

OF MATERIALS; OBSERVE AND LISTEN TO MACHINERY TO DETECT AND REPORT

PROBLEMS; MANIPULATE MACHINERY TO ACTIVATE, AND ADJUST MECHANISMS ON

MACHINERY; ADJUST, REPAIR AND SERVICE FARM MACHINERY; ATTACH FARM

IMPLEMENTS, SUCH AS PLOWS, DISCS, SPRAYERS, OR HARVESTERS USING BOLTS

AND HAND TOOLS; DRIVE VEHICLES TO HAUL SUPPLIES, TOOLS, OR OTHER

EMPLOYEES; WHEN NOT OPERATING EQUIPMENT, WILL BE PERFORMING GENERAL FARM

LABOR DUTIES, SUCH AS CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND WORK AREAS, AND OTHER

DUTIES AS THEY ARISE ON THE FARM. HOURS AND DAYS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON

WEATHER, GROWTH STAGE OF THE CROPS, AND OTHER FACTORS. SOME OVERTIME AND

WEEKENDS REQUIRED DURING BUSY SEASON. ROTATING DAYS OFF, DEPENDING ON

SCHEDULE AND WORKLOAD.