Ag Equipment Operator

Responsibilities

• Adjust alignment of pipes
• Adjust gates and pipe connections to control water flow
• Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions
• Apply medications to cuts and bruises
• Apply, monitor, and control fertigation chemicals applied through irrigation system
• Dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery
• Evaluate the condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting activity based on evaluation
• Irrigate soil through operation of sprinkler systems which includes but is not limited to adjusting valves to start and/or adjust water flow, using proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment
• Loading/unloading trucks
• Maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops
• Maintenance of farm structures
• Mix specified material or chemicals and dump solutions/powders into irrigation system or sprayer machinery
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions
• Operate, maintain and repair all components of a sprinkler
• Operate multiple types of pumps
• Perform some maintenance and adjustments to implements/tractors/equipment
• Removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds
• Remove pipe from fields and place in storage
• Remove pipe from storage
• Shovel and pack dirt in low spots or cut trenches to direct water flow
• Use proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment

Requirements

• Valid driver's license to operate vehicles to transport tools, crops, and supplies to and from the worksite
• 3 months of experience