Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Duties:

1. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. 2. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. 3. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. 4. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information. 5. Drive trucks to haul crops in accordance with proper safety standards. 6. Drive along the side of harvesting equipment in the field to get loaded. Return to the farm with loaded crops. 7. Ensure corn or beans are being correctly distributed in the trailer. 8. Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs. 9. Attach trailers. 10. Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. 11. Follow supervisor instructions always and arrive to work on time. 12. Follow instructions to get to and from the loading location to the drop off point / grain elevator / storage location. 13. Communicate with field & farm employees in a courteous, professional manner. 14. Participate in safety trainings, orientations and all other company meetings as required. 15. Report all injuries to supervisor immediately regardless of how slight they might seem. 16. Perform general farm site cleanup, including but not limited to: shovels, hoes, brooms, leaf blowers, pressure washers. 17. Perform general farm duties as necessary. All tools will be provided at no cost. Operators may also spend some time outdoors, exposed to potentially difficult environment conditions. Required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time during work shift. Routinely required to stoop, bend, kneel, lift, and reach, in the performance of job function. Requires the essential use of hands, speech, eyesight, and hearing. Vision requirements include close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral and depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus as needed. Must be able to pass random and required drug and alcohol tests. Drug screening is post-offer, post-hire, can be random and is at no cost to the worker.

Special Requirements:

3 months experience operating agriculture equipment within the past 2 years. Employees must hold a drivers license (such as standard Class C) that allows them to operate a vehicle in the United States. Driving farm field trucks over 26,000 pounds will be required. A Motor Vehicle Report will be conducted pre-hire for all candidates qualified for the role. The employer will cover expenses related to the MVR. A drug test will be conducted post hire for all candidates. The employer will cover the expenses. Due to the complexity of the weather and harvesting conditions, workers may be requested to work long days, as well as Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays, depending on the field conditions, crop yields, customer demands, and weather conditions. Therefore, hours above 40 hours per week may be offered, but are not guaranteed and are voluntary to be worked by the employee.