Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job description

Agricultural Equipment Operators: Workers will safely operate tractor and other farm vehicles as directed.

Land Preparation and Maintenance: Land preparation consists of several job duties, farm equipment such as back hoe, tractor, tiller, excavator, etc. maybe required. Job duties include but are not limited to:
• Tilling
• Laser leveling
• Digging out and cleaning ditches/canals
• Mowing harvesting beds/ditches/canal areas
• Building walking areas
• Herbicide applications/Salt amendments
• Controlling and hand pulling weeds in harvesting beds
• Hauling, Laying and repairing irrigation pipes

General Farm Labor:
Hourly work may include different tasks of general farm labor such as: pulling weeds, cleaning ditches, scouting for insects, tractor spraying, repairing pvc irrigation lines, solid fertilization, regulating water, tractor bedding, burning, mowing, and scratching.

Instructions in proper procedures for each of these jobs will be provided in training. Workers are responsible for following the recommendations of supervisors in performing these tasks.

Equipment and tools
The following items will be provided to the employee as necessary to do work assigned. There will be no charge for items given to the employee the first time. Any worn out or damaged items must be returned to the farm manager and they will be replaced at no charge to the employee (all replacements are limited).
• Smocks
• Badge
• Knee boots
• Hip boots
• Rubber gloves
• Sleeves
• Hair/beard nets

Any items lost or abused will be charged to the employee at the actual purchase cost to the company. Any items charged to the employee will be deducted from employees paycheck.

Job Location
The workers will work at a field that is located 17825 79th Street, Fellsmere, FL or 7798 County Road 512, Fellsmere, FL 32948. B & W Quality Growers owns 100% of the product packed, grown and harvested by B & W Quality Growers, LLC. It is estimated that 10% of the time will be spent packing, 35% growing and 65% harvesting the products.

Special Requirements

Criminal background check and drug testing: B & W Quality Growers may conduct criminal background checks at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.

Due to communal living arrangements where workers entitled to free housing will reside in close proximity to one another with limited residential supervision, and due to food safety considerations, the employer will conduct criminal background checks on all hired applicants in order to minimize the occurrence of crimes among residents. In relation to the food safety considerations, and the fact that the workers are utilizing a harvesting knife to cut produce in water about inches deep, the employer will conduct random drug testing post-employment and at the employers expense.