Agricultural Equipment Operator

DiSanti Farms, LLC • Pueblo, CO • 1w ago

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If you are interested in this position, meet the experience requirements, and are willing to commit to the entire contract period, please go to your local workforce center to be apprised of all terms and conditions of employment and application instructions.

Position:

Requirements:

We require two months of recent and verifiable experience within the past two years in agricultural field work, handling both

manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. This position requires a minimum of two months for the employee to get a full understanding of the job and responsibilities. Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace. Ability to lift 60 lbs.

Job description:

Crops/Commodities: Vegetables/garden crops, including, but not limited to, herbs, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, peppers, green onions, radishes, beets, zucchini, melons, and sweet corn.

Drive tractors and planters, and operate other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle harvested crops. Load/unload harvested vegetables or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or hand trucks.

Mow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles.

Repair and maintain mechanical equipment, implements, and farm vehicles. Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs.

Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates.

Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant @type, growth, climate, and crop conditions.

Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products, and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.

Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.

Plants, cultivates, harvests and packs vegetables, including cabbage, sweetcorn, winter squash, pumpkins and watermelon. Works on planter, plants roots, seeds, and bulbs. May spread plastic or other ground covering. Cultivates, hand weeds and thins plants. Transplants plants, riding on transplanter or by hand. May stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Picks, cuts, lifts, or pulls crop to harvest them. Work may include planting and cultivating. Assist with irrigation and fertilization.

Considerable stooping and kneeling are required.Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. May operate hand-operated equipment. May assist with general farm building maintenance. Employees will receive instruction from supervisor and will be required to accurately and adequately select cull and premium produce and distinguish size specifications. Workers must follow all food safety standards. Workers must be able to distinguish horticultural plants from weeds.

In addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation and other tasks related to general farming.

Work may also include mechanized field work using power equipment.

Anticipated hours of work per week: 39 hours per week.

Schedule: Mon to Fri 7 hours per day.

9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 4 hours on Saturday.

Anticipated period of employment:

Application deadline:

Mar 10, 2026 to Nov 28, 2026

Job location:

Pueblo, Colorado

Pay: $16.28 per hour.

** Effective 1/1/25, overtime must be paid after 48 hours worked per week, or 56 hours worked per week for up to 22 "peak weeks" for highly seasonal employers.

*** Contact the local workforce center for more information.

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