Bus/drivers; Harvest Workers (citrus– Grapefruit & Oranges)

Job description

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:

Bus Driver; Harvest Workers (Citrus – Grapefruit and Oranges)

•Employee picks up workers from different housing sites/pick up points and takes them to an assigned work site and at the end of the work day takes them back to the housing site/pick up point.
•Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
•Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
•Once a week will take workers to purchase essentials in town.

The employees will perform van driving duties for less than 50% of total work hours over the contract period, and accordingly for less than 50% of full workdays.

The worker must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records.

Special Requirements

Requirements: Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of the product. Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools (i.e., hand saw (can be powered by gas)); no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Worker safety on the job and in employer-provided housing is our top priority. Workers may not possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or other controlled substances at the worksite or in the employer-provided housing. Fighting, including but not limited to, verbal, physical, or through social media or texts, and any threats or act of violence, and/or disruptive behavior against another individual or against property will not be tolerated, particularly acts of violence committed while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.