agricultural equipment operator

Culturas/Mercadorias:

Batatas.

Funções primárias (desempenhou a maioria das jornadas de trabalho):

Conduzindo tratores e plantadores, plantará, cultivará e colherá batatas. Os trabalhadores conduzirão e operarão uma ou mais máquinas agrícolas equipadas com GPS, como tratores, arados de Interruptor Inferior, plantadeiras Grimme, Windrowers, equipamentos de linha com tanques de retenção, escovas secas, mesas de classificação, colheitadeiras, bombas, equipamentos de lavoura, tanques de retenção, carregadeiras de caixas, pivôs, pilotos, windrowers, Dammer Dykes (cultivadores) e outros equipamentos mecanizados, acionados eletricamente ou a motor, em fazendas ou em oficinas de reparo de equipamentos agrícolas. Os trabalhadores irão operar as máquinas, equipamentos e veículos agrícolas. Os trabalhadores serão instruídos sobre a segurança e operação do equipamento antes de conduzi-lo. Espera-se que os trabalhadores possam operar equipamentos, com ou sem direção, de maneira a proteger o operador, visitantes, outros funcionários, culturas, árvores, instalações e equipamentos. O não cumprimento das normas operacionais e de segurança pode resultar em rescisão. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. The equipment workers will be operating and maintaining is expensive and dangerous. Workers are expected to follow the employer's requests to not only prevent damage to the equipment, but to also prevent injuries to workers. Any equipment damaged by a worker's failure to follow instructions or damaged due to malice will be charged to the worker.

Workers may hitch soil conditioning implements, such as plow or harrow to tractor, and operate tractor and towed implement to furrow and grade soil. Workers will drive tractors and operate designated towed machines, such as drill or manure spreader, to plant, fertilize and dust crops. Prepares harvesting machine by adjusting speeds of cutters, blowers and conveyors and height of cutting head or depth of digging blades according to type, height, weight and condition of crop being harvested, and contour of terrain. Attaches towed or mounted-type harvesting machine to tractor using hand tools or drives self-propelled harvesting machine to cut, pull up, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag or bundle crops. Workers will perform irrigation activities, including setting up, moving and maintaining irrigation pipes and equipment.

Adjusts and lubricates machines and equipment to ensure efficient operation.

Workers will be required to prepare farm land for planting. This includes removing trash, trees, stumps, rocks and any other debris or material that will interfere with planting and harvesting crops. Workers will be required to dig ditches for the installation of pipe and to prevent erosion. Workers may be required to pile the debris up for burning. Workers may be required to operate rakes for root and limb removal. Workers may operate dozers, tractors, front end loaders, bobcats and various other pieces of land clearing equipment. Workers may be required to level land by moving dirt from one location to another using equipment. Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and possessing or able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to and from employer-provided housing directly to worksites each day and may transport workers around farms during the workday, may transport crops, supplies, tools and/or equipment/supplies between employer's farm locations, on private or public roads. Workers do not deliver to customers. Workers may drive multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, and may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion).