ag equipment operator

This job consists of driving agricultural equipment and/or delivering products to field in support

for the agricultural equipment operator both done on a farm for a farmer. Mix specified

materials or chemicals, and dump solutions into agricultural equipment. Fill tanks with water,

chemicals, and fertilizer according to formulas and take the tanks to the farm sites. Operate machines such as agricultural sprayers or fertilizer spreaders to fertilize and spray crops. Apply

crop nutrient or crop protection products to control insects, fungus, weed growth, and diseases,

to assist in the cultivation of agricultural commodities using agricultural equipment. Spread dry

fertilizer using gps enabled agricultural equipment. Manipulate controls, nozzles, hoses, and tubes to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery to direct product over designated

areas. Assist in loading fertilizer onto trucks, agricultural equipment, and rail cars Adjust, repair,

and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery

malfunctions.