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Ponderosa Partnershi Ag. Equipment Operator in Center, Colorado
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Position: Ag. Equipment Operator
Requirements: Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Employer requires
criminal background check post-hire at employers' expense due to the presence of children and expensive tools and equipment on the
farm. Failure to pass criminal background check will result in termination of employment. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50
pounds. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive sitting is required. Extensive walking is required. Repetitive movements
is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing physically demanding
tasks. Workers must be able to speak English. Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety
guidelines, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Certain roles may require a valid drivers license within 30 days of
hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles. performance may be rewarded with additional compensation or benefits at the employer's discretion. Workers must be
responsible, follow instructions, and comply with attendance, punctuality, and work schedules, as repeated absenteeism, failure to
meet job expectations, misconduct, insubordination, or violations of safety protocols may result in termination. The use of electronic
devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies, and smoking, alcohol, and firearms are strictly prohibited in work areas and in
employer-provided housing.
Job Description: Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, 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. Maintain 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. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer
augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. 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. Walk beside or ride on
planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Guide products on conveyors to
regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full
containers. 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. Till soil; plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled combine. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Inform farmers or farm
managers of crop progress. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
Farming with: Alfalfa, Barley, Potatoes
Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week: 40
Schedule: M-F, 7a-4p
Anticipated Period of Employment: 3/22/26-11/1/26
Application Deadline: 7/12/26
Job Location: Center, CO
Pay: $20.02 per hour
Effective 1/1/25: Overtime must be paid after 48 hours/week, or 56 hours/week for up to 22 "peak weeks" for highly seasonal employers