Job Information
Homestead Cattle Company AG EQUIPMENT OPERATOR in Terry, Montana
PERIOD OF INTENDED EMPLOYMENT 04/08/24 TO 11/30/24
*Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. *
Must be able to obtain a driver's license within
30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 60 pounds. Wage rate may increase with
verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits
in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts,
or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into
planter or sprayer machinery. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and
weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to
detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on
machinery. 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. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to
tractors, using bolts and hand tools. 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. Irrigate
soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Drive and
operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Attach farm implements,
such as plow, disc and drill to tractor. Till soil, plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment.
Crops: Alfalfa, Corn