Agriculture Machine Operators

Job description

Crops/Commodities: Onions. This job requires a minimum of 6 months of verifiable prior experience driving/servicing 10-wheel, straight-frame field trucks. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy and efficiency. Worker will drive 10-wheel, straight-frame field truck to/from specified destinations within area of intended employment; maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions. Operator will perform duties in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions. Worker must possess the ability to successfully operate in rough and adverse off-road conditions and ability to drive truck underneath the harvester boom safely, as instructed by the harvester operator. Worker must possess the ability to read a map, understand directions, use GPS and successfully navigate to a specific location; regularly climb up and down, on, into and out of truck; complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks; perform all preventative maintenance duties to assigned fleet vehicle, as well as assist with reactive maintenance/in-field repairs on assigned fleet vehicle. Service/repairs includes but is not limited to: inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, tire air pressures, belt and conveyer chain tensions, radiator and filter function, and brake performance; removing and replacing tires, wheels, bearings, belts, wear parts, filters, brake shoes, wheel seals, lights and lenses and chain or chain links. Worker must be able to repeatedly push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 60 lbs.

Employer requires that a successful applicant possess a valid driver's license, or equivalent, as a condition of employment. Workers must maintain a valid driver's license and a clean driving record throughout employment and comply with applicable requirements of the United States Department of Transportation regulations. A clean driving record has no disqualifying factors under applicable law or under employer's motor vehicle insurance policy. Examples of disqualifying factors include, but are not limited to, conviction for driving under the influence, driving while impaired, the occurrence of a serious at-fault accident, excessive speeding tickets, or violations for reckless driving.

Must be able to complete, with supervisor's assistance, employer's mandated forms, including work, field, vehicle inspection and mileage records in English and perform basic arithmetic calculations as required. Drivers will be responsible for execution of all daily pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks and will be responsible for ensuring trucks are “fit for duty” at all times. Drivers will maintain all maintenance records, and will be responsible for completing a weekly timesheet “timecard” and submitting to the Farm Manager.

Using the services of a third party, employer uniformly conducts a motor vehicle records check as part of the hiring process. The motor vehicle records check assesses whether the applicant has a clean driving record and whether he is legally entitled to operate motor vehicles in the United States. Service machinery, trucks. Worker is only required to possess a valid driver licenses accepted in the United States, no international CDL or United States CDL is required.

Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug testing required.

Special Requirements

Must pass a post-employment, post-incident drug testing, and reasonable suspicion drug testing paid by employer and applied equally to all workers, U.S. and foreign/H-2A.

Workers may be offered more hours but will not be required to work more than the hours specified in the job order or on the workers Sabbath or Federal Holidays.

Applicants must complete an employment application.

Must have 6 months of recent, verifiable previous agriculture field labor experience and a valid drivers license.

Must pass pre-employment criminal background check.