What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ag Equipment Operator position at Boyer Land and Cattle?
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts of transfer augers. Mix specified materials of chemicals, and dump solution, powders or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and week growth, and disease, using hand sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operation 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. Adjust, repair, and service 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. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust and spray crops. Weigh crop filled containers and record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools or farm workers. Farming with: Chickpeas, Peas, Winter Wheat
Salary : $17