Farm Machine Operator: A description for the farm machine operator job
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Farm Machine Operator: Drives and operates one or more farm machines, for example tractors, trucks, and harvesters to perform specified farm activity as cutting hay, picking cranberries, and harvesting wheat: Hitches soil conditioning implement, for example plow or harrow to tractor, and operates tractor and towed implement to furrow and grade soil. Drives tractor and operates designated towed machine, for example seed drill or manure spreader, to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Prepares harvesting machine by adjusting speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head or depth of digging blades according to type, height, weight, and condition of crop being harvested, and contour of terrain. Attaches towed- or mounted-type harvesting machine to tractor, using handtools, or drives self-propelled harvesting machine to cut, pull up, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle crops, for example sod, vine fruits, or livestock feed. Moves switches, pulls levers, and turns knobs and wheels to activate and regulate mechanisms. Refuels engine, lubricates machine parts, and monitors machine operations to ensure optimum performance. Drives truck to haul materials, supplies, or harvested crops to designated locations. May also load and unload containers of materials and products on trucks, trailers, or railcars by hand or driving forklift truck. May also mix specified materials and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. May also oversee activities of field crews. May also drive horses or mules to tow farm machinery. May also be identified with crop, for example hay, onions, and cranberries, or machine, for example baler, chopper, and digger.
Job industry: agricultural services industry
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