Agricultural Equipment Operator

$11.81 Per Hour DOE (Depends on Experience) Position range in West Central $12.29 - $18.77 Per hour Agricultural Equipment Operator (Suppressed)

Occupation:

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Location:

Ropesville, TX - 79358

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Posted:

05/08/2026 Positions available: 5

Source:

WorkInTexas

Web Site:

WorkInTexas Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Updated:

05/11/2026

Expires:

09/10/2026

Agency Job ID:

TWC 175250

Job #: 17012159 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Work Onsite Full Time Experience 2 Month(s) DL Required Schedule Full Time Job Type Seasonal Duration Permanent Employment Hours 60 Hours Per Week Shift Day Shift Public Transit Available Help for .

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Temporary work from: 06/20/2026 to 11/30/2026

Experience:

2 months

Lifting Requirement:

50 lbs

Basic Job Requirements:

Exposure to extreme temperatures, extensive pushing/pulling, sitting/walking, frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Employers have drug screen requirement(s). Must be able to obtain appropriate driver licensefollowing hire and obtain clean driving record.

Details:

We are a 360-acre sod farm located in the western Texas. We use John Deere harvesters and tractors as well as specialized turf grass equipment. We use Valley center pivots to water our crops. We are looking for someone who takes pride in what they do as much as we do. Job duties may include and are not limited to tasks such as: apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, growth inhibitors, etc; attach/detach implements; clean work areas; identify plants, crops, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers; inform farm managers of plants or crops progress; load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities; load and unload materials and commodities; load inputs and drive trucks to transport to fields; mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter, spreader, sprayer type machinery; operate self-propelled machinery; repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; set up repair, maintain, and operate specialized equipment; tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops; use hand tools such as wrenches, crow bars, air tools, electric tools; work in extreme temperatures. Equipment such as but not limited to the following will be used/operated by the workers in conjunction with the duties being performed: dirt moving equipment, GPS guidance systems, forklift, irrigation equipment, mowers and other landscaping equipment, planters, self-propelled machinery, semi-trucks, spreaders, straight frame trucks, tillage equipment, tractor/trailer combinations, tractors. The workers will be performing the duties to help produce sod. While a CDL is not required for the job, some workers hired under this job order may already possess or obtain one. Must speak and understand English. •

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