Ag Equipment Operator

Work description

Duties may include: Duties may include: Assist with daily farm functions including but not limited to the following: Operate various farm equipment, including combines, tractors, farm trucks, semi-trucks, tractor-trailers, and other agricultural equipment for planting, spraying, cultivating, fertilizing, harvesting, and transporting agricultural commodities and materials. Drive farm trucks to haul grain, feed, manure, harvested crops, seed, fertilizer, and other agricultural commodities and farm materials between fields, farm locations, grain bins, elevators, feed locations, storage facilities, and other designated agricultural locations. Load and unload trucks and trailers as necessary. Operate grain handling equipment as needed when loading and unloading grain. Secure and tarp loads as necessary. Perform pre-trip and post-trip inspections of trucks, trailers, and other equipment and ensure equipment is maintained in safe operating condition. May involve climbing ladders, grain bins, trucks, trailers, and other farm equipment. Maintain and repair farm machinery, trucks, and equipment, including changing fluids, rotating and changing tires, checking tire pressure, changing brakes, washing vehicles and equipment, cleaning grain bins, and performing other general maintenance and minor repairs. Perform ground maintenance on farm and/or employer-provided housing, including weed eating and mowing. Maintain and clean shop and work areas. Other miscellaneous agricultural duties may be assigned as needed. This job involves manual labor, lifting, carrying, bending, climbing, and working long days in heat and cold. Rain days are typically spent in the shop maintaining and repairing equipment and preparing machinery, trucks, and other equipment for the next day's work. Must communicate in English, follow instructions, and be physically capable of performing all job duties. Crops: corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and other related Agricultural Equipment Operator activities consistent with SOC/OES 45-2091. Possible weekend and holiday work. & other related Ag Equipment Operator activities as per SOC/OES 45-2091 (onetonline.org). Possible weekend/holiday work. The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate. See attached Addendum C.