H-2A · Agriculture

Agricultural Equipment Operator

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Mid-Florida Farms, Inc.

Palm Bay, FL — United States

Job duties

Official text in English.

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.

Requirements

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.

Housing

Employer Owned Housing. Family housing not available. Housing will be clean & meet applicable Fed, State &local housing standards. Workers must maintain neat & clean housing. Housing/utilities are provided at no cost to workers who are unable to return to place of residence the same day. If both male & female workers are hired: separate toilet, bathing and sleeping rooms will be provided.

Transportation

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.

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