Ag Equipment Operator

The temporary position requires the Agricultural Equipment Operator to perform any combination of the following tasks required in equipment operation, for farm and ranch work: Operate large farm equipment and machinery used for soil preparation. Mechanical skills needed to operate tractors and other farm equipment, to complete routine adjustments, repairs, and maintenance on farm equipment. Maintain over 2,700 acres of fence line; Clean water troughs; attend to pastures or fields; Perform digging of ditches and cleaning, and trim trees using heavy Bobcat machinery, as well as other manual tasks including shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation. Clear roads of debris. Mow, cut, and weed ranch roads and fields; remove undesirable and excess growth from farm grounds; maintain landscape around headquarters and ranch clean. Assist with watering and irrigating pasture and fields through the operation of wheel line irrigation which includes but not limited to adjusting valves to start and/or adjust water flow using proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment. Monitor, care for, and move livestock while riding a 4 x 4 utility vehicle to and from pastures for feeding while pastures are producing feed; conduct pasture/brush management. Assist in the care and management of livestock, including feeding, watering, and ensuring the overall well-being of cattle, deer, and other livestock; Check physical characteristics; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries