Job Information
May Family Farms Agricultural Equipment Operator in Stratton, Colorado
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Position:
Requirements: Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items
weighing up to 60 pounds. The worker will be exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Extensive
sitting is required. Extensive walking 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. Exceptional performance may
be rewarded with additional compensation or benefits at the employers discretion.
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. 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. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm
workers. Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops. Tow harvesting
equipment. Drive and operate self-propelled combine. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and selfpropelled
machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Clean
work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control
systems.
Farming with: Alfalfa, Corn, Silage
Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week: 48
Schedule: M-F 8a-5p
Anticipated Period of Employment:3/16/26 - 12/31/26
Application Deadline: 8/8/26
Job Location: Stratton, 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