What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ag Equipment Operator position at Frontier Cooperative Company?
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks,
forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders,
or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control
insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, 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 other agricultural equipment used to apply fertilizer
or chemical products for crop production. 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. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying
information. Drive commercial vehicles, such as tractor/trailer combination to haul grain and/or
deliver fertilizer or chemical products to the farm for crop production, pick-up trucks to haul
supplies, tools, or farm workers.
Salary : $19