What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operator position at Duncan Family Farms, LLC?
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information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7053556
This job order is for 44-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators: Drive
and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling
soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.\
Workers will use mechanized and power-driven equipment such as tractors,
planters, sprayers, cultivator, and other equipment to plant, cultivate,
harvest, and irrigate crops. Workers will be expected to be able to
operate agricultural equipment with or without direct. Workers must be
able to comprehend and follow instructions, communicate effectively to
supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be
supervised. Field workers will be expected to perform their general
duties in a timely and proficient manner. Workers must obey all safety
rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand, and
Comply With Safety, Pesticide Warning/re-entry And Other Essential
postings. Works with a clean driving record (no major moving violations
such as but no limited to Driving while intoxicated or reckless driving)
and able to obtain an insurable drivers license may be required to drive
company vehicles. Workers with proper licenses will use company vehicles
to transport employers crops, tools and fellow workers.\
Workers will install and maintain irrigation systems and water lines.
Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment, remove drip tubing or
Install Drip Tubing, Dig And Maintain Ditches. Additional Duties
Workers may be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of herbs and vegetables. Workers may be required to manually
plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables such as: Green/Red Romaine,
Green/Red Oak, Green/Red Leaf, Mizuna, Arugula, Green/Red Chard, Tatsoi,
Spinach, Kale as well as other types of vegetables, lettuce crops,
Culinary Herbs, Microgreens and other field crops. Workers will be
required to use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers,
pruning hooks, shears and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and
applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning
crops, applying pesticides, or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing and
loading harvested products. Drivers may be required to assist with farm
building and field maintenance, repair fences, and / or repair or cover
hoop houses. Workers may be asked to perform irrigation activities such
as placing irrigation pipes and fittings. There is a considerable amount
of stooping and kneeling throughout the various tasks being performed.
Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. Workers will
be required to dig and prepare ground, till soil and prepare field or
planting, plant pots in fields, remove broken or damaged poles and
install new poles (hoop houses), manually remove weeds by hand or with
digging tools. Workers may be asked to spread plastic or cover crops
with netting materials or plastic and remove them when no longer needed
by hand or machine. Workers may be asked to pack crops in totes, bins,
clamshells, tie or bundle items, weigh product and load product by hand.
Workers may be asked to install and maintain irrigation systems and
water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment, and remove
drip tubing or install drip tubing, dig, and maintain ditches. When work
is performed in the field workers must wear assigned personal protective
equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work
clothing and boots or another durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing
inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
In addition, workers will be required to perform variable tasks such as
the following: ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation,
and other tasks related to general farming. Workers will also engage in
maintaining the equipment, restroo s, and fields in sanitary condition
by sanitizing equipment, restrooms, lunch tables, picking up packing
material, boxes, labels, trash, and discard of any other unwanted items.
3 months experience operating Farm equipment. Workers should also have
experience working in herbs and leafy greens.\
Work will also include mechanized fieldwork using power equipment. By
way of example and not limitation power equipment may\
include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and other equipment.
Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural\
equipment with or without direction. Workers must be able to comprehend
and follow instructions and communicate effectively to\
supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be
supervised. Field workers will be expected to perform their general\
duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision.
Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be\
able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning
/ Re-entry And Other Essential Postings.
Anticipated Hours of Work: Worker will report to work at the designated
time and place as directed by the Grower each day. The standard workweek
is 8.5 hours per day Monday-Saturday is normal; however, workers may be
requested to work 12 hours per day depending upon the conditions in the
fields and maturity of the crops but will not be required to do so.
Also, the workers may be requested to work on federal holid
information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7053556
This job order is for 44-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators: Drive
and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling
soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.\
Workers will use mechanized and power-driven equipment such as tractors,
planters, sprayers, cultivator, and other equipment to plant, cultivate,
harvest, and irrigate crops. Workers will be expected to be able to
operate agricultural equipment with or without direct. Workers must be
able to comprehend and follow instructions, communicate effectively to
supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be
supervised. Field workers will be expected to perform their general
duties in a timely and proficient manner. Workers must obey all safety
rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand, and
Comply With Safety, Pesticide Warning/re-entry And Other Essential
postings. Works with a clean driving record (no major moving violations
such as but no limited to Driving while intoxicated or reckless driving)
and able to obtain an insurable drivers license may be required to drive
company vehicles. Workers with proper licenses will use company vehicles
to transport employers crops, tools and fellow workers.\
Workers will install and maintain irrigation systems and water lines.
Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment, remove drip tubing or
Install Drip Tubing, Dig And Maintain Ditches. Additional Duties
Workers may be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of herbs and vegetables. Workers may be required to manually
plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables such as: Green/Red Romaine,
Green/Red Oak, Green/Red Leaf, Mizuna, Arugula, Green/Red Chard, Tatsoi,
Spinach, Kale as well as other types of vegetables, lettuce crops,
Culinary Herbs, Microgreens and other field crops. Workers will be
required to use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers,
pruning hooks, shears and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and
applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning
crops, applying pesticides, or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing and
loading harvested products. Drivers may be required to assist with farm
building and field maintenance, repair fences, and / or repair or cover
hoop houses. Workers may be asked to perform irrigation activities such
as placing irrigation pipes and fittings. There is a considerable amount
of stooping and kneeling throughout the various tasks being performed.
Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. Workers will
be required to dig and prepare ground, till soil and prepare field or
planting, plant pots in fields, remove broken or damaged poles and
install new poles (hoop houses), manually remove weeds by hand or with
digging tools. Workers may be asked to spread plastic or cover crops
with netting materials or plastic and remove them when no longer needed
by hand or machine. Workers may be asked to pack crops in totes, bins,
clamshells, tie or bundle items, weigh product and load product by hand.
Workers may be asked to install and maintain irrigation systems and
water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment, and remove
drip tubing or install drip tubing, dig, and maintain ditches. When work
is performed in the field workers must wear assigned personal protective
equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work
clothing and boots or another durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing
inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
In addition, workers will be required to perform variable tasks such as
the following: ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation,
and other tasks related to general farming. Workers will also engage in
maintaining the equipment, restroo s, and fields in sanitary condition
by sanitizing equipment, restrooms, lunch tables, picking up packing
material, boxes, labels, trash, and discard of any other unwanted items.
3 months experience operating Farm equipment. Workers should also have
experience working in herbs and leafy greens.\
Work will also include mechanized fieldwork using power equipment. By
way of example and not limitation power equipment may\
include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and other equipment.
Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural\
equipment with or without direction. Workers must be able to comprehend
and follow instructions and communicate effectively to\
supervisors. Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be
supervised. Field workers will be expected to perform their general\
duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision.
Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be\
able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning
/ Re-entry And Other Essential Postings.
Anticipated Hours of Work: Worker will report to work at the designated
time and place as directed by the Grower each day. The standard workweek
is 8.5 hours per day Monday-Saturday is normal; however, workers may be
requested to work 12 hours per day depending upon the conditions in the
fields and maturity of the crops but will not be required to do so.
Also, the workers may be requested to work on federal holid
