What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operators position at A Contractors & Garden Center?
The job specifications involve agricultural equipment operation and general farm labor.
This is a temporary need for during the planting season of the potato crop.
Job duties include:
The potato seed needs to be unloaded, graded, sized, cut, treated, and suberized prior to planting.
This process involves operating conveyers, unloaders, bobcats, forklifts, seed treatment machines and seed cutting machines.
Other responsibilities include sorting, sizing and grading potatoes by hand, including sorting out green, rotten or other low quality potatoes as they pass on a conveyor.
Cleaning potato storage bins.
Applying seed treatment to the potato seed.
Notify supervisor of any potato quality issues.
Use bobcat to unload seed potatoes or to move them around the farm.
Find proper location for potatoes and use bobcat to move potatoes to its designated areas. Ensure that all potatoes are placed in the right place and do not mix with one another.
Load potato seed into transport equipment.
Monitor seed while it is waiting to be planted.
Safely and correctly drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools. Perform duties in accordance with established safety standards and proper vehicle operation techniques.
Attach trailers.
Safely and correctly loading/unloading of hoppers, containers, trailers with potatoes.
Weigh crop-filled containers at the farm location, record weights and other identifying information as required.
Conduct repairs to seed preparation equipment.
Operating potato agriculture equipment to prep the land for planting, including disks and chisel plows, hooking up tractor implements, troubleshooting equipment.
Operate potato planter. Operating technology on the equipment, including GPS guidance systems / autosteer, planter monitors, harvest monitors.
Other duties include performing general basic maintenance and welding as needed on potato equipment. Report any equipment repair needs to the supervisor.
Report any issues to supervisor.
General site cleanup and general farm work is included as part of the position.
All tools will be provided at no cost.
Salary : $19