agricultural equipment operator

Agricultural Equipment Operator: prepare soil for planting, plant, cultivate and mechanically harvest corn, peanuts, soybeans, cotton, wheat, oats, and rye. Operate or tend equipment or machinery used in agricultural production, such as tractors, sprayers and self-propelled combines. Operate towed machines such as planters, grain drills, grain carts, cotton module builder and cotton boll buggy. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect problems. Troubleshoot, repair and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment. Load and unload crops and farm materials. May repair fences, farm buildings and other structures, or perform irrigation activities. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate light truck or van off the farm and over the road to drive themselves or other farmworkers from place to place, such as to the grocery store, bank, government agencies, medical or dental offices and so forth. May operate truck to transport crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market.