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Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Agricultural Equipment Operators/ Operadores de equipos agricolas in Hart, Michigan
We are seeking 3 Agricultural Equipment Operators to assist with general farm labor and the hand harvest of various vegetables, including but not limited to asparagus, carrots, broccoli, and zucchini. Responsibilities: - Operate tractors, planters, and other mechanized farm equipment for planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables. - Utilize farm equipment for cutting, pulling, digging, threshing, cleaning, chopping, bagging, or bundling harvested crops. - Manually or mechanically load and unload harvested vegetables and other materials using equipment such as conveyors or hand trucks. - Mow, cut, and weed fields, preparing and clearing land for planting by removing trash, rocks, and other debris. - Level land by moving dirt and other materials. - Operate a variety of equipment, including tractors, bulldozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, and trucks. Equipment Management: - Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust machinery mechanisms. - Adjust the speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors as well as the height of the cutting head. - Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including cleaning, adjusting, repairing, and lubricating parts. Ensure fluid levels are maintained and check belt and conveyor tensions. - Repair or replace defective parts, and attach farm implements using hand tools. - May assist with additional general farm maintenance or repairs as needed. Irrigation and Pest Management: - Install and maintain irrigation systems, water lines, irrigation pipes, and equipment. - Dig and maintain ditches and install/remove levee gates. - Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants, as well as fertilizers and plant growth treatments at appropriate times based on plant type, growth stage, climate, and crop conditions. Safety Expectations: Workers must operate all equipment safely to protect themselves, others, and the employer's products and property. Non-compliance with safety protocols and operational instructions may lead to disciplinary actions, including immediate termination. Dress Code: Employees are required to wear assigned personal protective equipment when necessary and must report to work in suitable clothing and durable footwear. Workers who wear inappropriate clothing will not be permitted to start their shifts. Location: Work will be conducted in Oceana, Newaygo, and Mason Counties, Michigan.
Estamos buscando 3 operadores de equipos agrícolas para ayudar con el trabajo agrícola general y la cosecha manual de varias verduras, que incluyen, entre otras, espárragos, zanahorias, brócoli y calabacín. Responsabilidades: - Operar tractores, sembradoras y otros equipos agrícolas mecanizados para plantar, cultivar y cosechar verduras. - Utilizar equipos agrícolas para cortar, tirar, cavar, trillar, limpiar, picar, embolsar o agrupar cultivos cosechados. - Cargar y descargar manual o mecánicamente verduras cosechadas y otros materiales utilizando equipos como transportadores o carretillas manuales. - Cortar, cortar y desmalezar los campos, preparando y despejando la tierra para plantar quitando basura, rocas y otros escombros. - Nivelar la tierra moviendo tierra y otros materiales. - Operar una variedad de equipos, incluidos tractores, excavadoras, sembradoras, cortacéspedes, arados, pulverizadores, cultivadores, cizallas eléctricas, motosierras, bobcats, minicargadoras y camiones. Gestión de equipos: - Manipular controles para configurar, activar y ajustar mecanismos de maquinaria. - Ajustar las velocidades de cortadores, sopladores y transportadores, así como la altura del cabezal de corte. - Realizar mantenimiento de rutina en el equipo, incluyendo limpieza, ajuste, reparación y lubricación de piezas. Asegurarse de que se mantengan los niveles de líquido y comprobar las tensiones de la correa y el transportador. - Reparar o reemplazar piezas defectuosas y conectar imple