Agricultural Equipment Operators

01

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

02

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

03

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

04

Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.

05

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

06

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

07

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

08

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

09

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

10

Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.