What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operator position at Riveridge Land Co., LLC?
Ag Equipment Operator:
Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: operate farm equipment, including forklifts, tractors, mowers, harvesters, boom sprayer, air-blast sprayer, box shuttles, and vehicles to complete farm tasks; load, haul, and unload crops to employer-owned storage locations; perform routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite; oversee job tasks to ensure quality standards are being met; analyze fruit thinning and apple hand harvest; scan workers ID badge to maintain bin count.
Complete general orchard maintenance such as weeding; shoveling; hoeing; trunk painting; mowing; hand fertilizing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tying limbs; blossom removal; maintain pre-set grafting; planting fruit trees; install tree screens/grow tubes; install rain covers in orchard; conduct farm building repairs; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins or repair harvesting bins; hand harvest to quality standards of apples and cherries; field sorting apples not meeting quality standards; laying mylar and drip tube; construct and repair trellis; repair deer fence; install and maintain irrigation systems; drain tile repair; clearing old orchards and tree removal; complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, removing old string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks, picking up brush and rocks throughout the orchard; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at end of season.
Other duties assigned under this order will be consistent under Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification: Agricultural Equipment Operators (45–2091)
Salary : $16