Agricultural Equipment Operator Position Available In Sunflower, Mississippi

$14.83
Per Hour
DOE (Depends on Experience) Agricultural Equipment Operator
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Location:

Drew, MS – 38737
Positions available: 6
Job #: 12484745

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

5/6/2025

Updated:

5/6/2025

Expires:

7/16/2025

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:

I-2025-0500

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. I-2025-0500 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.

Location:

Worksites and housing are in Drew and Tutwiler, Mississippi. County Sunflower D.

Job Offer:

6 Agriculture Equipment Operators.

Crops/Commodities:

rice, soybeans & corn. Crops grown on the farm include predominantly soybeans (50%) along with rice and corn. Performs a variety of manual tasks associated with the grain and oilseed production including planting, cultivating and harvesting of crops. Install and remove levee gates, assist with irrigation, clean bins and around barns, clean and maintain equipment, load and unload, pull samples, work in fields and shop. Upon occasion workers may be required to dig ditches and install water lines to sheds, barns, stock tanks and other structures on the farm.

May apply agricultural chemicals:

herbicides and insecticides, and apply fertilizer. Work includes mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, cultivators and other equipment on the farm. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers will assist in loading/unloading trucks with grain, seed and/or materials weighing up to and including 60 pounds. Workers must be able to lift such weights to a height of 5 feet over the course of the work day. Workers should be able to work on their feet for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers’ ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. In addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the following: irrigation, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, weeding and other tasks related to general farming. Employer assures that workers will be provided transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations.) Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor’s certificate may be asked to drive other workers in pick-up trucks only. Persons seeking employment as experienced agricultural equipment operator must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Employer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker’s Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

TERMINATION.

Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers’ performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker’s performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer’s reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. Pay. Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR): $14.83 per hour.
¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.83 per hour guarantee.

Piece Rates:

Refer to ETA 790 for details.

Bonus:

None.
Pay is: Weekly.
Employer provides tools/equipment.
Worker provides (list tools).

Withholding:

Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Medicare, State Income Tax if required, and any deductions agreed to with worker.
Work rules will be found in the Clearance Order. E. Contract period is March 1, 2025 through December 1, 2025.

Hours:

60 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Saturday 10 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:

See ETA 790.
Meals (Board): See ETA 790.
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(A)

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