ag equipment operator

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

forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders,

or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control

insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. 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, combines, and irrigation equipment. Attach farm implements such

as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Direct and

monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Drive and operate farm machinery

to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc

and drill to tractor.