ag equipment operator

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, 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. Maintain farm machinery and

notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or

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. Direct and monitor the

activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Operate towed machines such

as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh crop-filled containers, and

record weights and other identifying information. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm

workers. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten

products. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and

closing full containers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Drive and operate self-propelled combine.