ag equipment operator

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

forklifts, or transfer augers. 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. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using

forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Weigh crop-filled containers, and

record weights and other identifying information. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or

farm workers.