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Arkansas Employer Agricultural Equipment Operator in Newport, Arkansas
This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4403825
Seasonal/Temporary from 2/13/2025 - 11/21/2025
Job requires the operation of various farm and fertilizer equipment to apply chemicals and fertilizer to fields and tender fertilizer, chemicals, and water to and from application equipment. Fertilizer and chemical application equipment that workers may be required to operate includes, but is not limited to, accurate application machinery, self-propelled spin spreader fertilizer applicators, self-propelled boom equipped air box (air flow) fertilizer applicators, semi-truck tractors and flatbed trailers with water tanks, forklifts, and farm trucks. Job will also include properly mixing chemicals; loading chemicals into applicators; welding; performing general maintenance, repairs and/or clean-up of warehouses, shops, and all farm equipment; ensuring operational areas are organized and well maintained; using hand tools and equipment to repair, clean and maintain farm vehicles, machinery and specialized machinery and agricultural equipment; regularly servicing equipment; mowing and weed control; painting equipment; and tendering parts to and from machines. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. Pay increase or bonus may be possible to employees depending on experience or merit and are at the sole discretion of the employer.
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