Ag Equip. Operators(heavy And Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers)
Employer
4612 Alma Road
Lakeland, LA 70752
United States
Job description
Agricultural Equipment Operators - 125 full-time temporary positions; approximately 5.5 months; job to begin 8/1/2025 through 1/15/2026; Duties: to operate agricultural trucks to haul sugarcane from farm to mill. $14.83 per hour; 40 hrs a week, OT may vary but not guaranteed; 3 months experience in job offered required; CDL is required. Job involves extensive sitting, repetitive movements, and working outside in inclement weather. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. All work tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no charge. Housing and transportation provided to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; transportation and subsistence expenses to the work site will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, if appropriate. Employer agrees to offer the worker employment for a total number of work hours equal to at least three fourths of the workdays of the total period beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment or the advertised contractual first date of need, whichever is later, and ending on the expiration date specified in the work contract or in its extensions, if any. Alma Plantation, LLC will provide employment to any qualified, eligible U.S. workers who applies to the employer until 50 percent of the period of the work contract has elapsed which is October 24, 2025. Employment offered by Alma Plantation, L.L.C. located in Lakeland, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for interview at (225) 627-6666 (8AM-5PM) or email [email protected]. Also, applicants may apply for this position at their nearest business & career solution center office located at Iberville /West Baton Rouge American JobCenter, 23510 Railroad Avenue, Plaquemine, LA 70764 (Ms. Lana D’Albor, Tel: 225-687-0969; Email: [email protected]). Employer is an entity that is a member of the American Sugar Cane League as of November 7, 2024, that grows, harvests, and processes sugar cane in Louisiana. Proof of Alma Plantation, LLC's membership in the American Sugar Cane League before and as of November 7, 2024 is included for your review. Accordingly, the wage rate for this job opportunity is controlled by the Amended Preliminary Injunction Order issued by the Hon. Robert Summerhays on December 5, 2024, Rec.Doc. 61., Case 6:23 – cv – 00831. A copy of the Amended Preliminary Injunction Order is enclosed for your review. See Page 10, line 125 under The American Sugar Cane League Grower Members list.
Special Requirements
3 months experience in job offered required; CDL is required. Job involves extensive sitting, repetitive movements, and working outside in inclement weather. Once hired, workers may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination.