What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operator / General Farm Laborer position at Nathan Muri?
We need seasonal employees to assist with our corn, wheat, barley, and canola production season, supporting all aspects of growing these crops. Field and equipment preparation begins in March, with planting occurring in April and May and harvest taking place in August and September; limited machinery maintenance continues into the fall, while winter work remains minimal. Our cattle are turned out to graze all summer and do not require feeding. Job duties include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other farm machinery; engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting activities; fertilizing and spraying crops, including applying fertilizer or pesticide solutions with hand sprayers; loading and unloading crops or materials manually or with conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks; loading hoppers, containers, or conveyors using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; manipulating equipment controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms; observing and listening to machinery to detect malfunctions; driving farm semi-trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools; inspecting, adjusting, and performing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment; and recording agricultural data as required.
Salary : $19