Farm Equipment Operator

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.

Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.

Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.

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.

Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.

Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.

Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.

Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers.

Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.

Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.

Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals.

Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.

Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.