Agricultural Equipment Operator

H2ajobs; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation assistance

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking seasonal workers for its potato harvest season in Florida. You will assist with harvesting, planting, weeding, spraying, and related farm tasks from February through July, operating tractors, planters, sprayers, and irrigation gear.

Duties include loading crops, weighing products, and maintaining equipment; a driver’s license and ability to lift 50 lbs are required. Employer provides housing and meals, with transportation arrangements and potential bonuses based on

Qualifications

• 3 months farm experience minimum.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Regular driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Harvest agricultural crops and assist with planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating and post-harvest tasks.
• Operate tractors, planters, sprayers, irrigation equipment, and related machinery.
• Load/ unload crops or materials; weigh, sort, and record information to ensure specs.
• Inspect and perform routine maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment.

Skills

Farm experience

Lift 50 lbs

Driver's license

Tools

Tractors

Planters

Sprayers

Irrigation equipment

Job description

We are a potato farm, that plants and harvest about 800 acres of potatoes between the months of November through July. Planting starts in November and harvesting starts in February. We need seasonal employees to assist with our harvesting season from February until July. Job duties will include harvesting agricultural crops; engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and post-harvest activities; and operating tractors, planters, sprayers, irrigation equipment, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, fertilize, plant, spray, and harvest crops. Workers will irrigate soil using portable pipes, ditch systems, and pivot irrigation systems, and will install, maintain, and repair pivots, ditches, pumps, and climate control systems. Duties also include attaching implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; loading hoppers, conveyors, or containers using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; manipulating controls to set, activate, and adjust machinery; and observing and listening to equipment to detect malfunctions. Workers will inspect, adjust, and perform routine maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, as well as repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Additional responsibilities include loading and unloading crops or materials manually or with conveyors, forklifts, or transfer augers; weighing crop-filled containers and recording identifying information; measuring, weighing, and counting products to ensure compliance with specifications; and sorting, moving, and organizing products, materials, containers, and orders. Employees may also drive pickup trucks to haul crops, supplies, and tools; participate in inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops; clean and maintain work areas, equipment, facilities, containers, grounds, and landscaping; and perform general manual agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, or forestry-related tasks as needed. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.

Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.