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 other agricultural equipment used to apply fertilizer

or chemical products for crop production. Adjust, repair, and service 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. Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying

information. Drive commercial vehicles, such as tractor/trailer combination to haul grain and/or deliver fertilizer or chemical products to the farm for crop production, pick-up trucks to haul

supplies, tools, or farm workers.