Agricultural Equipment Operator

About the role

Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis).

Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize soil or to plant, cultivate, spray & harvest crops.

Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.

Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest fruits, vegetables, & field crops such as: apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, berries, pumpkins, tomatoes, summer & winter vegetables.

Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives.

Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Set up & operate irrigation equipment.

Repair & maintain farm vehicles, implements & mechanical equipment.

Help with making and bottling of cider.

Help set up, clean and take down cider equipment.

Cut, split & stack firewood.

Harvest fruits & vegetables by hand.

Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops.

Inform farmers or farm manager of crop progress.

Identify plants, pests, & weeds to determine the selection & application of pesticides & fertilizers.

Clear and maintain irrigation ditches.

Record information about crops, such as pesticides use, yields or costs.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis).
• Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize soil or to plant, cultivate, spray & harvest crops.
• Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
• Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest fruits, vegetables, & field crops such as: apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, berries, pumpkins, tomatoes, summer & winter vegetables.
• Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives.
• Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
• Set up & operate irrigation equipment.
• Repair & maintain farm vehicles, implements & mechanical equipment.
• Help with making and bottling of cider.
• Help set up, clean and take down cider equipment.
• Cut, split & stack firewood.
• Harvest fruits & vegetables by hand.
• Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops.
• Inform farmers or farm manager of crop progress.
• Identify plants, pests, & weeds to determine the selection & application of pesticides & fertilizers.
• Clear and maintain irrigation ditches.
• Record information about crops, such as pesticides use, yields or costs.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 3 months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.
• Lifting requirement of 75 lbs.
• Driver reequipment.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Repetitive movements, extensive walking and frequent stooping/bending.

Qualifications

While working in the field, cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only.

Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English.

Skills

Basic knowledge of agricultural practices and machinery operation.

Benefits

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov.

Pay

$16.35 - $18.75 per hour

Schedule

First Shift (Day)

Hours per week: 50

Benefits

None mentioned in the job posting.