Farm Equipment Operator - Precision Ag & Family Farming

Kansas Ag Connection; Kansas; On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Housing negotiated

Work pickup

Job summary

Hansen Agri-Placement is assisting a large, progressive family farming operation in Kansas with an opportunity for an experienced Farm Equipment Operator. This hands-on role requires operating modern farm equipment, strong crop production experience, and the ability to jump in wherever needed.

The right candidate will be dependable, mechanically inclined, and willing to work in a rural, family-oriented setting. Housing options can be arranged for the right person.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of solid crop production and farm equipment experience.
• Planting and harvest experience preferred.
• Spraying/chemical application experience would be helpful.
• Experience operating newer John Deere equipment and GreenStar/precision agriculture systems a plus.
• Strong understanding of precision, mapping, GPS guidance and prescription farming preferred; learnable.
• Ability to operate large-scale farm equipment, including 24-row planters, combines, 12-row corn heads, grain carts, trucks, hay equipment.
• Irrigation experience a plus; routine maintenance and basic repairs required.

Responsibilities

• Operate large-scale equipment including 24-row planters, combines and grain carts.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment.
• Assist with irrigation, chemical application and grain hauling.
• Work with cattle and calving tasks when needed.
• Be part of a family-oriented farming operation in a rural community.

Skills

Crop production

Farm equipment operation

GPS guidance

John Deere equipment

Precision agriculture

Equipment maintenance

Chemical application

Livestock handling

Trucking/hauling

Tools

GreenStar

GPS guidance systems

Field mapping software

Job description

Hansen Agri-Placement is assisting a large, progressive family farming operation in Kansas with an opportunity for an experienced Farm Equipment Operator. This hands-on role requires operating modern farm equipment, strong crop production experience, and the ability to jump in wherever needed.

The right candidate will be dependable, mechanically inclined, and willing to work in a rural, family-oriented setting. Housing options can be arranged for the right person.