Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

Plant, cultivate and harvest sugarcane and soybeans. Operate farm vehicles, tractors and
agricultural equipment. Work in groups to plant sugarcane while walking behind moving wagon.
Use hand tools such as shovels, machetes and knives. Duties may include plowing, harrowing,
tilling soil, weeding crops and applying fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Clean and load
harvested products. Load field wagons with sugarcane stalks that have been segmented using
machetes. Walk behind wagons and hand plant sugarcane at designated intervals in furrows.
Repair fences and farm buildings. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements and agricultural
equipment. Operate farm vehicles to load sugarcane onto trailers to assist with the completion of
the harvest process. Dig, clear and maintain ditches to drain water from fields. Inform farm
managers of crop progress. Using the employer's vehicles, licensed drivers may transport workers
and may be offered additional hours. Assist in Good Agricultural Practices policies.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related
chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the
work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Persons seeking employment in this
position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer
reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker
who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow
a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. All terms and conditions included in
the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in
the occupation described in this job order. Raises and/or bonuses may be offered to any
seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on
individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.

Special Requirements

3 months agriculture equipment operator experience Bend, reach, push, pull, walk and sit for prolonged periods of time. Lift and carry 50 lbs. Walk, stoop, or kneel when planting sugarcane by hand. Work in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather. Must be 18 years or older. Hazardous occupation. Employer is a drug free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post hire, under suspicion, at random and post accident at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.