Farm Equipment Operator

🌾Farm Equipment Operator

Location:
Robinson, IL

This role is responsible for safely applying crop nutrients and crop protection products to customer fields, while also helping with day-to-day operations at the facility and grain elevator. The person in this position plays a key role in supporting growers, maintaining equipment, and keeping the location running smoothly.

• Safely blend, load, and apply fertilizers, ag-lime, and crop protection products according to application recommendations

• Assist with routine service work on trucks, sprayers, loaders, and other location equipment (oil, filters, lubrication, cleaning, etc.)

• Help keep buildings, grounds, and equipment clean, organized, and presentable

• Load and unload grain from trucks and rail cars while ensuring systems are set correctly to minimize shrink and loss

• Follow all company and regulatory guidelines involving safety, training, and environmental compliance

• Work cooperatively with team members and assist with other duties as needed

• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen

• Prior custom application or related ag experience is helpful — willing to train the right person

• Basic mechanical or maintenance ability preferred

• Ability to obtain a CDL with applicable endorsements and maintain a valid DOT physical

• Willingness to work seasonal overtime and occasional weekends

• Physically able to bend, climb ladders, shovel, lift up to 50 lbs, operate valves, and work in confined spaces

• Comfortable operating forklifts, loaders, and other facility equipment (or willing to learn)

• Competitive hourly pay

• Paid vacation

• Health insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Opportunity to grow within a supportive agricultural team environment