What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farm Truck Driver/equipment Operator position at Wicks Farms, Inc.?
Employees will operate semi-trucks and trailers to haul the crops from the fields, on public roads, to the elevators or grain bins on the employer's property (farm). Employees will be required to prepare, maintain, and operate farming equipment/machinery, such as tractors, seeders, drills, plows, sprayers, combines, grain carts, etc. Help with seeding in the spring and fall, harvest, fill the air seeder with seed, etc. Use trucks and augers to load the air seeder with fertilizer and treated seed. There will be time when employees will have to use a scoop shovel to move fertilizer and seed from the truck to the seeder. Operate, maintain, service (oil and filter changes along with checking all fluids. Ex: transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, front and rear end etc. and grease all zerks and moving parts on tractors and other farm equipment (ex: swather, baler, rake, air seeder, ski steer, four-wheeler, semi tandem-axle truck, single-axle trucks, semi with trailer.) Employees will help other general upkeep and maintenance of the farm, trucks and equipment.
Salary : $18