equipment operator

Employee must be able to operate precision farming equipment using Trimble and Greenstar GPS. They must be able to contour farm, also install maintain and operate sub-surface drip irrigation systems. Employee must be able to understand and implement precision farming practices such as soil and petiole analysis, variable rate applications, integrated pest management and work with research plots. Employee must be able to plant, cultivate, irrigate and harvest crops including cotton, small grains, vegetables and orchard crops. Livestock duties include herding, tending, vaccination and artificially inseminating cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Employee must be able to perform major and minor repairs and maintenance on farm equipment including farm autos. Must be able to install and maintain variable frequency drives on irrigation wells. Smoking in designated areas only for safety reasons.