H-2A

Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job conditions

Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer
augers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Manipulate controls to
set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production,
such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify
supervisors when machinery malfunctions. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or
harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with
products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks. Operate towed machines such as
seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies,
tools, or farm workers. Perform basic vehicle maintenance tasks, such as adding oil, fuel, or radiator fluid,
performing minor repairs, or washing trucks. Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain
ditches or pipes and pumps. Drivers in the U.S. must read and speak English well enough to understand traffic signs, talk with the public, respond to official questions, and fill out work records under 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2).