Agricultural Equipment Operator
Agricultural Equipment Operator
Job Type: Seasonal/Temp
Compensation: Hourly Wage
Seasonal job opportunity available on a crop farm during summer
Business: Welp Farms Inc
Location: Wray, Colorado
Contact: Alan Welp
Email: awelp@vistabeam.com
Job order number: JO-A-300-26169-028039
Number of positions open: 3
Start date: 1st of July 2026 End date: 15th of December 2026
Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store crops.
- Operate agricultural equipment including tractors, planters, drills, cultivators, sprayers, combines, grain carts, and trucks.
- Plant, cultivate, irrigate, spray, and harvest crops.
- Load, unload, haul, and store harvested crops and agricultural supplies.
- Monitor, maintain, and repair irrigation systems, including center pivots, wheel lines, and sprinklers.
- Perform manual field work including hoeing, weeding, and general crop maintenance.
- Assist with grain handling, storage, and transportation operations.
- Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.
- Ongoing maintenance includes cleaning and maintaining agricultural buildings, structures, tools and yards.
- Perform routine maintenance, servicing, and minor repairs on farm machinery, vehicles, and equipment.
- Assist with caretaking of animals.
- Load and unload livestock, feed, seed, fertilizer, and other farm materials.
- Assist with general farm duties as needed.
- Crops: wheat, corn, sugar beets and pinto beans
Job Qualifications and Requirements:
- A minimum of three months verifiable experience is required.
- Workers must be able to obtain their driver’s license within 30-90 days of hire.
- Workers will perform manual and physical work requiring extensive pushing, pulling, sitting or walking, frequent stooping, bending over and movements might be repetitive.
- Job duties include lifting of agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to 60lbs.
- Work is performed mostly outdoors, and workers will be exposed to hot and humid conditions.
- No texting and use of cellphone during working hours, while operating machinery, equipment and driving vehicles.
- Wage rate may increase with verifiable experience. Employer may reward exceptional work with monetary or other benefits in addition to those listed here in his sole discretion.
- We enforce a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol. Being under the influence or in possession of drugs or alcohol while on duty, at the worksite, or the employer provided housing, or employer equipment and/or vehicles will lead to immediate termination.
- Smoking is prohibited in all farm buildings, vehicles, housing, and near equipment. These measures are essential to maintaining a safe and responsible work environment.
- All tools are provided by the employer
Wage: $20.02 per hour
3/4th guarantee apply – for detailed description, please require from employer
Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence to worksite – 50% upon arrival and 50% at completion of work contract
Housing will be provided should you not be able to return home at the end of each workday
For information regarding terms and conditions of employment, contact Alan Welp at 970-332-5248
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