Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Robstown (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals

Transport to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers to operate and maintain a variety of farm equipment in Texas. Responsibilities include handling tractors, implements, sprayers, and harvesting tasks across row crops and cattle production. Experience with heavy equipment is required and a valid driver's license is essential.

Workers may be asked to support dairy goat activities and other farm duties as needed. Housing and meals are provided by the employer, with transportation arranged for worker needs.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience operating heavy farm equipment.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain farm equipment including tractors and implements.
• Apply fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides using sprayers.
• Cultivate, harvest, plow, seed row crops and load haul crops to bins.
• Assist with beef cattle tasks: feeding, water, pasture care.
• Support dairy goat duties as needed.
• Perform general farm duties and safety checks on equipment.

Skills

Tractor operation

Valid driver’s license

Job description

Workers will operate and maintain farm equipment and vehicles including (but not limited to) Tractors, Farm Implements, Hay Equipment, Combines, Grain Carts, Grain Elevators, Cotton Pickers, Sprayers, and other machines. Workers will operate sprayers in order to apply fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides. Workers will operate equipment to cultivate, harvest, plow, shred and seed row crops, load and unload trucks and grain carts, and haul crops to bins and grain elevators. Workers will climb ladders and check grain bins. Workers will perform general maintenance on the agricultural equipment. Good safety skills of operating the equipment are mandatory. Equipment operators may be asked from time to time to work in other areas of the Farm, running irrigation, performing repairs, repairing fences, maintenance, cleaning of service equipment, and general farm duties. Workers will perform duties required for the production of beef cattle such as: feeding, cleaning water, attending to pasture/ fields, and examining the cattle. Workers may also be asked to assist in duties relating to dairy goat production. Workers must have 3 months of experience operating 500 hp tractors in an agricultural operation. Workers must posses a valid Driver's License in order to transport work vehicles to and from the work site. During Harvest, Planting and Heavy Tillage: Workers may be required to work 7 days a week and up to 100 hours per week

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.

Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may offer additional work hours or these hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.