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Position: Agricultural Equipment Operator
Requirements: Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.
Job Description: We have a large farm in Southeast Colorado growing mostly dryland crops but do have a few irrigation wells and
pivots. We grow certified seed wheat which we sell directly to farmers. We need seasonal help throughout the growing
season. This is a seasonal job because we are not doing any field work prep in the winter months. At time we will bring
in some cattle and pasture on our crops/stalks but this would only be short term and not year round and only occurs
during the harvesting season. Job duties will include: prepare fields for planting, attach farm implements such as
plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, operate tractors, planters, sprayers, seed
drills, irrigation equipment, operate other farm equipment, engage in planting, weeding, spraying and/or harvesting
activities, spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand
sprayers, install, maintain and repair pivot irrigation systems, load and unload crops or materials, manually or using
conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers, load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with
products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks, manipulate controls to set, activate, and
adjust mechanisms on machinery, mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into
machinery, weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information, load crops and unload
crops, operate equipment to harvest crops, complete maintenance and repairs on irrigation equipment, record
agricultural data, drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools, inspect, adjust, and complete routine
maintenance and repairs on equipment Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or
experience at employer's discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the
employer's discretion.
Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week: 40 hrs. per week
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Anticipated Period of Employment: 08/20/2025-12/15/2025
Application Deadline: 10/17/2025
Job Location: Holly, CO
Pay: $17.84
- 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 - (Include only for non-range positions).