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| I'm pretty sure he had edited his post before I read it the 1st time and he has edited it again since I read it last night. And yes a right hand man the can do everything the owner can just as well would be expensive. I don't think he really needs that high of level of help.
I read that job application now and it sounds pretty good. The only thing that I think would limit applicants would be the sprayer operator, farm experience, and CDL experience might be cutting the application pool too small. I mean would you not hire someone that had 10 years combine operator experience for a custom harvest crew just because they've never ran a sprayer? What about a guy who retired from a state road department for 20 years has his CDLs, drove salt truck long hours, and mowed road ditches. I think these guys could be trained with little effort and be good operators for you. Maybe if someone has a lot of equipment experience and no CDLs you could just pay for them to get the CDL training. A over the road trucker who is tired of being away from home could possibly be a good candidate but has no sprayer or farm experience. I've been operating equipment since I had to get off the seat and stand on the clutch pedal while pulling up on steering wheel to stop and start the tractor and I'm pretty sure I could operate anything that has a diesel engine, steering wheel, levers, monitors, and buttons with a little training and practice.
I took a guy who had never driven a tractor but was a cautious forklift operator and 30 minutes training I had him running a grain cart and unloading on ago in corn. Radios and keeping a close eye on him helped but he did a good job because he had what it takes to become a good equipment operator some people just don't no matter how much training they get.
I think a lot of people have college degrees and pressure cooker jobs in a corporate office working more than 40 hours make less than 50K.
Edited by mikeswoh 11/9/2018 11:18
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Employees...Asset or PITA
