ag equipment operator

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks,

forklifts, or transfer augers. 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 or combines.

Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand

tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts,

transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record

weights and other identifying information. Drive and operate farm machinery to harvest and

store grain crops. Drive and operate semi tractor trailers. Requires two workers that have CDL

for 25% of the time. Any tasks derived from a Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

other than the SOC designated in this job order are strictly incidental in nature, performed only

on an occasional basis, and constitute less than the majority of the contractual period, and

shall not be construed as reflective of the primary occupation for which certification is sought.