Agricultural Equipment Operators

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Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using

conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified

materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into

planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to

control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using sprayers.

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, combines, and irrigation equipment.

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

machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs,

sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load

hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using

forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.

Operate towed and self propelled machines to plant, fertilize, dust, and

spray crops; till ground and mow. Weigh crop-filled containers, and

record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul

crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Maintain grounds to include

picking up and disposing of trash, mowing and weedtrimming. Crops: Corn,

Small Grain, Soy Beans