Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job description

Applicants must be 18 years or older.

Agricultural equipment operators will operate machines used to harvest fruit, load the fruit from the field into the fruit machine, then transport to the fruit to the designated location. The workers must safely operate the buses to transport citrus hand harvesting co-workers to and from the housing and work-sites addresses contained within this ETA Form 790. Must be able to reach, bend, and lift items weighing 80-100 pounds. Must be able to listen to understand, and follow simple instructions of supervisors and dispatchers. Must be able to work in fields where ants, snakes, and poison ivy may be encountered. Must hold CDL or equivalent license required by the State and Federal laws. Workers will be required to have a valid and unexpired Federal Farm Labor Contractor Registration or Federal Farm Labor Contractor Employee Registration with driving authorization. Workers may be required to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with a request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Post hire workers will be asked to pass a medical examination, reasonable background check including a driving record, and a drug/alcohol test at the employers expense. The use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic devices during working hours is strictly prohibited except for work related calls or emergencies. A violation may result in immediate termination.

Loaders: Loaders are required to operate fruit machine to load fruit from the field into the fruit machine (Goat) and transport to the designated location. At designated location, the worker is required to load the fruit from the Goat onto a semi-trailer. Each day workers must do a safety inspection of the machine being operated. Workers are to report to supervisor any unsafe findings. At all times workers are to keep the safety of other workers as a part of their most important task. Workers must always operate machines in a slow and safe manner. The use of cell phones and electronic devices are strictly prohibited while operating machinery. Cell phones are only to be used in designated areas while on break.

General Clean-up of Grove Property and Housing for Harvesting
Workers: When harvesting work is not available or when workers are on physical restrictions the worker may be required to perform miscellaneous clean-up work on grove property, on structures utilized in the grove operation, and on housing for harvesting workers. Such clean-up activities include the sprouting, pruning, and painting of trees; debris, weed, and vine removal; irrigation repair; housing and structure cleaning and repair; and general grove clean-up as required. Workers will be paid the highest of the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing wage rate, or the applicable minimum wage rate for time spent performing such clean-up work.

The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the worker's refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such worker's willful damage or destruction of the tools.

Special Requirements

Must have license required by the State and Federal laws including CDL License. Workers will be required to have a valid and unexpired Federal Farm Labor Contractor Registration or Federal Farm Labor Contractor Employee Registration with driving authorization. Criminal background check and drug testing: FC of Arcadia may conduct criminal background checks and/or drug screening at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass a criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.