Agricultural Equipment Operators

H2ajobs; Loxahatchee Groves (FL); Vor Ort; USD 19.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Housing provided

Meals provided

Zusammenfassung

H2ajobs in Florida is seeking an Agricultural Equipment Operator to run mechanized devices for harvesting crops and moving workers between worksites. You will operate forklifts, tractors, and other farm machinery, and assist with loading, unloading, and basic field maintenance.

Requirements include ability to drive and control equipment, lift up to 50 pounds, work outdoors in extreme conditions, and a valid CDL with passenger endorsement or international equivalent.

Qualifikationen

• Experience operating mechanized farming equipment.
• Ability to perform load/unload tasks and basic maintenance.
• Willingness to work outdoors in varied weather and terrains.

Aufgaben

• Operate tractors, forklifts, and laser weeders as part of harvest and transport tasks.
• Transport workers between worksites and assist with timekeeping.
• Inspect equipment for malfunctions and perform basic upkeep.
• Load and unload crops or materials and ensure safety standards.

Kenntnisse

Equipment operation

CDL with passenger endorsement

Safety procedures

Jobbeschreibung

Agricultural Equipment Operator to operate Mechanized Devices, and Equipment used to harvest crops and transport workers. Operate, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, tractors and laser weeders. Must be able to drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil, planting, cultivation, laser weeding, and harvesting crops. May load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using hand-trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Only two drivers will responsible for transportation of workers: driver will pick up workers, take them to worksite, field walk and drive workers back to their housing; will be required to have a valid and unexpired commercial driver’s license with passenger endorsement or international equivalent; they will also assist with timekeeping, fill water jugs with drinking water for the workers each morning, and ensure field sanitation measures are maintained throughout the day; they are required to check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order; they are required to take workers once a week to the bank and food store. Must be able reach, bend and lift items weighing 50 pounds. Must be able to work outdoors in wet, dusty and dirty conditions, in extreme heat and cold inclement weather. Must be able to listen to, understand and follow simple instructions of supervisors and dispatcher. Must be able to work in fields where ants, snakes and poison ivy are encountered. The alternative work is equipment maintenance and farm maintenance – including the repair of various equipment and tools used on the farm. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic devices during working hours is strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Per 655.122(g), the employer will provide three (3) meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and will charge the workers up to $16.78 per day, for the workers residing in the housing facility, subject to change with the publication of new rates by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification in the Federal Register. The employer will provide free transportation once per week to and from the laundry facility and store to obtain other necessities.

Por 655.122 (g), el empleador proporcionará tres (3) comidas al día (desayuno, almuerzo, cena) y cobrará a los trabajadores hasta $16.78 por día, por los trabajadores que residen en la vivienda sujeto a cambios con la publicación de nuevas tarifas por la Oficina de Certificación Laboral Extranjera en el Registro Federal. El empleador proporcionará transporte gratuito una vez por semana hacia y desde la lavandería y tienda para obtener otras necesidades.

Transport: For workers recruited outside the area of intended employment, transportation and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed by the employer in accordance with 20 CFR § 655.122(h).

Experience wanted: 2 months

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