Harvest Equipment Operator

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Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the

production and harvest of corn, grain, sugar beets and potatoes. The

majority of the work activities during the overall contract period,

however, will be related\

to agricultural equipment operation.\

General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,

drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till

soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor

mechanical adjustments\

and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according

to restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and

excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint

farm\

structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm

areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain

vehicle in the course of performing duties.\

Irrigation duties will include the following:\

Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper

water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn

valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across

fields at\

specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or

plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe

sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis.\

Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines

across fields at specified intervals.\

Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.\

Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay

out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair

and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand

tools;\

observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and

uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store

pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.\

To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the

worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at

least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of

4-inch pipe\

per hour under normal working conditions.\

Duties related to the Harvesting of crops will include the following:\

Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks

from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting

product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of

equipment\

clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.