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 hand

sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operations 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.

Maintain 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.

Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting,

weeding, or harvesting activities. Operate towed machines such as seed

drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.

Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weight and other identifying

information. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting

plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to

haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Guide products on

conveyors to regulate the 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.Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and

maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Drive and operate farm machinery to

plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements,

such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil, plant and cultivate

grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled

combine. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields,

or costs. Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and

post-harvest treatment of crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop

progress. Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping. Record

information about plants and plant growth. Repair farm buildings,

fences, and other structures. Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and

prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools. General farm

maintenance.

Crops : Corn, Soybeans