What are the responsibilities and job description for the Agricultural Equipment Operators position at Roelee Farms Partnership?
Workers will drive and operate mowers and farm machinery to plant, irrigate, cultivate, and store grain crops and cotton. Drive and operate self-propelled combines, cotton pickers and tractors. Workers will operate regular pickup trucks and fuel/water trucks, weighing less than 24,000 lbs, driven for 10 – 15 miles on the farm, with no CDL being required. Attach farm implements: hipper, disk, dual, chisel plow, bushhawg, grain buggy, skid steer, forklift, water wagon to water plants, trailers, plant topper, field cultivator, box blade, and any other related farm equipment. Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order. Worker will till soil to plant and cultivate grain crops and cotton. Workers will be responsible for minor repairs on machinery, operating of grain bin facilities, and pre-harvest grain bin maintenance. Duties will be to inspect inside of bin. Checking for birds’ nests, cracked belts, rough sounds in the motor, and any divots in the track. Workers will complete routine maintenance inspections outside of bins, making sure the door is sealed properly with no visible gaps, ladders/steps for loose bolts, broken ladder rungs, and clear them of all obstructions, fans, and heaters. Workers may pull weeds out of the fields. The ability of an employee to safely operate machinery and vehicles will be left up to the discretion of management. May drive workers to/from work locations and to grocery store.
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