Agricultural Equipment Operator Position Available In Leon, Florida

Tallo's Job Summary: The Agricultural Equipment Operator position in Tallahassee, FL, involves tasks such as field preparation, planting, hay production, equipment maintenance, and property upkeep. Responsibilities include using tractors, plows, tillers, and mowers, as well as inspecting and repairing structures and fences. The pay rate is $16.23 per hour, with a contract period from February 21, 2025, to December 20, 2025.

Company:
Unclassified
Salary:
$35131
JobFull-timeOnsite

Job Description

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

Occupation:

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Location:

Tallahassee, FL – 32309
Positions available: 1
Job #: 12465880

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

1/13/2025

Updated:

1/13/2025

Expires:

7/22/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

2025-0325 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 40 Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.

FOR STATEWIDE RECRUITMENT

JOB SEEKERS:
THE EMPLOYER CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THIS JOB ORDER HAS BEEN

SUPPRESSED

TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS. DO NOT CLICK ON

“Apply for This Job” — INDIVIDUALS

INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2025-0325 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

)

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 Leon counties.
Housing is located in Quincy, FL. (Gadsen County) D.

Job Offer:

The employees’ responsibilities for producing hay and maintaining the property will include preparing fields by plowing, tilling, and clearing debris to ensure optimal growth conditions, and using equipment such as tractors, plows, and tillers. The employee will be responsible for planting appropriate grass and applying fertilizers or soil amendments with spreaders or sprayers. Irrigation systems may need to be set up and monitored. Hay production will involve operating mowers to cut hay at peak nutrition, rakes to form windrows for drying, and balers to create square or round bales. These tasks will require routine maintenance of equipment like tractors, balers, and mowers, as well as troubleshooting and maintenance to address any malfunctions. Bales are transported and stacked using loaders or forklifts to ensure proper storage and protection from pests or moisture. Property maintenance tasks include inspecting and repairing fences, controlling invasive weeds and pests using trimmers and sprayers, and maintaining the overall appearance of the grounds with mowers and other landscaping tools, including a skid steer. Employees will also manage water systems, such as cleaning drainage ditches or maintaining ponds, and inspect structures like barns and sheds for repairs. This will be done under extreme weather conditions such as heat and direct sunlight, cold weather, possible rain, wind and exposure to pollen. Physical conditions such as heavy bending, stooping and lifting will be involved on a regular basis.

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.

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 February 21, 2025 to December 20, 2025.

Hours:

40 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 8 hours per day.
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 will provide free housing and convenient cooking kitchen facilities to workers living in
the employer provided housing which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. Employer
will also provide free transportation for the workers to and from the food store once per week.
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 details. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.

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