This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For moreinformation, please see:https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/11565432 Load and unload cropsor containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks,forklifts, or transfer augers. Mix specified materials or chemicals, anddump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus andweed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. Observe and listen tomachinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulatecontrols to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operateor tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors,combines, and irrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farmmachinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attachfarm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters totractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, orconveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transferaugers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Direct and monitor theactivities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvestingactivities. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manurespreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Weigh crop-filledcontainers, and record weights and other identifying information. Walkbeside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in plantermechanisms at specified intervals. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies,tools, or farm workers. Guide products on conveyors to regulate flowthrough machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products. Positionboxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products,removing and closing full containers. Irrigate soil, using portablepipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps. Driveand operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store graincrops. Attach farm implements, such as plow, disc and drill to tractor.Till soil; plant and cultivate grain. Tow harvesting equipment. Driveand operate self-propelled combine.