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. 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. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm

workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Till soil;

plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled combine.