Aerotek is hiring: Heavy Equipment Operator in Chaska

**Job Title: Heavy Equipment Operator**

**Job Description**

Candidates will be operating heavy equipment for farms and agricultural locations in the area. The main equipment that they will be operating includes, but is not limited to, sprayers, floaters, and payloaders. During the busy farming season, candidates will be out in the field operating equipment and assisting farmers with the spraying of their crops. During the winter months, they will primarily work in the shop performing maintenance on equipment, fixing the equipment, undertaking projects around the facility, and general upkeep.

**Responsibilities**

+ Operate heavy equipment such as sprayers, floaters, and payloaders in agricultural settings.

+ Assist farmers with crop spraying during the farming season.

+ Perform maintenance and repairs on equipment during the winter months.

+ Undertake various projects around the facility.

+ Conduct general upkeep of the shop and equipment.

**Essential Skills**

+ Experience with heavy equipment operation.

+ Proficiency in operating sprayers, floaters, and payloaders.

+ Ability to perform maintenance and repairs on heavy equipment.

**Additional Skills & Qualifications**

+ Experience with front end loaders, dozers, skid steers, and loaders is beneficial.

+ Background in agriculture or working with agricultural equipment is ideal.

**About Aerotek:**

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.