What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ag Equipment Operator position at Tennessee Valley Cooperative LLC?
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks,
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 irrigation equipment. Maintain farm machinery and
notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to
feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or
pitchforks. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm
machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops.
Salary : $15