Agricultural Equipment Operators

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:

Agricultural Equipment Operator to perform the following duties:

Workers operate agricultural equipment including tractors, forklifts, and harvest machines. Duties may include: rinsing and inspecting equipment before, during, and after shift; Operating equipment during harvest and other farming activities; Opening and closing the machine and taking extensions in and out; driving machines onto transporting dolly or trailers to be moved to other fields; under the direction of the field Supervisor, workers manipulate knob, levers, and wheels at operation station to manage speed, direction, and function of the equipment; fills water solution from storage tanks to tractor tanks for operation in the field; transports trailers from fields to yards and tarps loads.

This activity is secondary agriculture under the Fair Labor Standards Act as it is in conjunction with and incidental to Fresh Foods’ farming operations. Fresh Foods plants, harvests, and owns the crops that are transported from the fields to the storage and cooling sites.

If an employee is injured while on the job, the Company will provide a temporary work assignment that will be as closely related to the job duties described herein, while the employee recovers from a work-related illness which meets with physician’s clearance to return to work under specific limitations. The work assignment will not be a permanent position, it will be temporary to accommodate the injured worker under doctor's restrictions and time period that may differ from the heavy field work described within.

Special Requirements

All workers must have at least 3 months experience in Agricultural Equipment Operations. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 10 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Workers will be required to sit for prolonged periods of time. Must be able to use tools and machinery to load and maintain equipment.

See Addendum C.