Agricultural Equipment Operator Position Available In Jackson, Florida

$16.23
Per Hour
Position range in Florida $13.91 – $19.87 Per hour Agricultural Equipment Operator
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Location:

Bascom, FL – 32423
Positions available: 3
Job #: 12480104

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

4/8/2025

Updated:

4/10/2025

Expires:

6/28/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Medium-term Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

2025-0548 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. 3 52 Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.

Job Description:

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FOR STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT

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JOB SEEKERS:

THE EMPLOYER CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THIS JOB ORDER HAS BEEN

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“Apply for This Job” — INDIVIDUALS

INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2025-0548 A.

This is an Agricultural Labor Program clearance order for temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.

ALL QUALIFIED U.S. DOMESTIC WORKERS

(CITIZENS

AND NON-CITIZENS WITH VALID WORK AUTHORIZATION

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INCLUDING MSFW AND NON-MSFW WORKERS MAY BE REFERRED. B.

Interested applicants should report to any State Workforce Agency (SWA) career center for help in contacting the employer. Referral by a career center provides program guarantees and protections that may not be available to a worker not referred. Workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to the employer location to begin work. The employer may use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility. C. Workers referred to this job by a SWA should report to a career center between 5 and 9 work days before the job start date to verify the job start date is the same. Failure to do so may disqualify the worker from the assurances of this Job Order. Worksites are located in Jackson counties. Housing is located in Bascom, FL. (Jackson County) D.

Job Offer:

3 Agricultural Equipment Operators Workers will work in watermelons, sweet corn, cantaloupe, pumpkins, row crops, peanuts, cotton, lettuce, broccoli. All duties in this job order will be associated with job titles of Agricultural Equipment Operators and Farmworkers and laborers, crop nursery and greenhouse.

Agricultural Equipment Operation:

Worker will operate forklifts, tractors and other equipment in the planting, cultivating, irrigation, harvesting, shipping and packing operation. Workers will also operate trucks or other vehicles. Worker may perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting repair on equipment. Worker should inspect,
observe, and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Stay a safe distance away and do not touch any moving part of a machine. Never try to un-jam clothes, ice or cardboard while machines are running. Do not stand between a moving tractor and implement. Never stand on the hitch. Always place chocks at the
back of tires on a trailer. Never remove a safety guard. If a guard is damaged or missing, report it and do not operate the machine. Worker should notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions or is not safe. Worker may repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment by adjusting, repairing, and servicing
them. Any worker’s negligence, resulting in damage to any machinery or equipment, will be cause for disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Workers may install and repair irrigation equipment.
Workers will prepare pallets for shipping by applying straps, labels, etc.
Properly licensed workers may use the employer’s vehicles to transport fellow workers to and from work, and to the grocery store at least once a week.
Working team leaders. Some workers may be chosen based on experience, tenure, and workers shown to have excelled in operating the farms, farm equipment. These workers may receive a higher wage rate than what is listed.

Pay:

Florida Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) – $16.23 per hour ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$16.23 per hour

Piece Rates:

No – See ETA 790 below.

Bonus:

None Pay is: Weekly Employer provides tools/equipment.

Withholding:

Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any deductions agreed to by the worker in writing. Work rules will be found in the Clearance Order. E. Contract period is June 15, 2025 to July 10, 2025.

Hours:

52 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 9 hours per day and 7 hours on Saturday. Work may be offered but not required on Sundays and holidays. Extra work hours may be offered based on weather and other conditions. F. Employer will refund workers living outside commuting distance the reasonable transportation and subsistence costs to report for the first day of work on the 50% date. Will provide workers who complete the contract period the reasonable cost of transportation and subsistence to return to place of recruitment or to report to the next H-2A job. G. Housing and Board.

Housing:

Will provide free housing for workers who arrive from outside daily commuting distance. Family housing is not available. Meals (Board): Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate
equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation.
Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a
voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest
store where they can purchase groceries. Housing meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. Rules regarding living accommodations will be found in the Clearance Order. Transportation provided by the employer meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. H. Prohibition against preferential treatment of aliens: The employer’s job offer must offer to U.S. workers no less than the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that the employer is offering, intends to offer, or will provide to H-2A workers. Job offers may not impose on U.S. workers any restrictions or obligations that will not be imposed on the employer’s H-2A workers. This does not relieve the employer from providing to H-2A workers at least the same level of minimum benefits, wages, and working conditions which must be offered to U.S. workers. I. Mandatory 653.501

Statement:

In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Job Service office as a no-fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the SWAs are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the Job Service office constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party. Please see ETA 790 for full details. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.