agricultural equipment operator

Operário Geral de Produção. Executar uma variedade de tarefas complexas relacionadas ao cultivo, colheita e proteção de plantas cultivadas em campo e em contêineres, árvores, arbustos e outras vegetações. Realizar trabalho manual pesado, incluindo, entre outros, plantio, cultivo, poda, cisalhamento, aplicação de fertilizantes, herbicidas e inseticidas, carga e descarga de material vegetal. Os deveres incluem envasamento, mistura de solo, descarga de plantas durante o envasamento, coleta de pedidos em vendas, marcação de plantas para vendas, identificação e marcação de material vegetal, reconhecimento e controle de doenças de plantas, amarração, aglomeração e envoltório de raízes, embalagem de material vegetal para preencher pedidos e carregamento/descarregamento de estoques de plantas, conforme necessário. Pode operar e realizar pequenas manutenções e reparos em veículos, implementos ou equipamentos agrícolas. Executar tarefas de saneamento de fazendas, campos e galpões. Corte a grama e opere o aparador em torno dos edifícios da fazenda. Direcionar e monitorar o trabalho de ajuda casual e sazonal durante o plantio e colheita. Operar veículos agrícolas para transportar colheitas e conduzir outros trabalhadores agrícolas de um lugar para outro ao redor das propriedades agrícolas (inclusive em estradas públicas para chegar aos campos dos agricultores) durante o dia de trabalho. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.

Duties performed in the field will be sporadic all through the contract, including but not limited to, preparing the soil, planting, digging, raking, spraying, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing all types of plants, shrubs, and small trees. Hauls and spreads topsoil, additives, etc. to condition the land. Workers will transfer plants by truck or wagon into fields for transplanting. Trucks containing, but not limited to, products such as plants, soil, additives, fertilizer, multiple size pots and other miscellaneous equipment, must be loaded/unloaded several times daily. Workers will be required to operate farm equipment such as weed eaters, hedge trimmers, back pack sprayers, etc. Must use shovel, hoe, pruning shears, and other small tools needed to perform job activities. Workers will be required to keep stock and work areas clean and free of weeds, unwanted grass, and debris. Workers must maintain buildings, work sites, housing sites and other areas as instructed by the employer or supervisor. Must clean work area and surroundings daily. Workers may dig out ditches or repair and clear fence rows. Between harvesting, workers will prepare crops for market as described above.