Agricultural Equipment Operators

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW . I-2026-0538 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's 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 Sandusky County, Erie County, Medina County, Huron County, and Mongomery County, Ohio. The housing is in Clyde, Ohio (Sandusky County). D.

Job Offer:

griculture Equipment Operator to operate equipment used to harvest field crops. Drivers responsible for transporting workers will be required to have a valid and unexpired Federal Farm Labor Contractor or Federal Farm Labor Contractor Employee Registration with driving authorization. Will be responsible for operating the vehicles used to move crops on the farm. Must be able to safely operate the buses that are used to transport workers to and from work sites. Should be able to provide proof of accident-free driving record and background. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Operate forklifts and equipment used to move supplies and harvesting equipment in the field. Maintain harvest equipment. Must be able to reach, bend and lift items weighing 70 pounds. Must be able to work outdoors in dusty/dirty conditions, at extreme heat and cold inclement weather. Must be able to listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of supervisors and dispatcher. Must be able to work in fields where ants, snakes and poison ivy are encountered. The alternative work is truck maintenance and farm maintenance including the repair, irrigation, vehicles and various equipment and tools used on the farm. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Operador de maquinaria agrcola para operar equipos utilizados en la cosecha de cultivos. Los conductores responsables del transporte de trabajadores debern contar con un registro vlido y vigente de Contratista Federal de Mano de Obra Agrcola o de Empleado de Contratista Federal de Mano de Obra Agrcola con autorizacin para conducir. Sern responsables de operar los vehculos utilizados para el transporte de cultivos en la granja. Deben poder operar de forma segura los autobuses que se utilizan para transportar a los trabajadores hacia y desde los lugares de trabajo. Se les podr solicitar que presenten comprobante de un historial de conduccin sin accidentes y antecedentes penales limpios. Se podr solicitar a los trabajadores que se sometan a pruebas aleatorias de drogas o alcohol sin costo alguno para ellos. El incumplimiento de la solicitud o un resultado positivo en la prueba puede resultar en la terminacin inmediata del contrato. Operar montacargas y equipos utilizados para transportar suministros y equipos de cosecha en el campo. Realizar el mantenimiento del equipo de cosecha. Deben poder estirarse, agacharse y levantar objetos que pesen 70 libras. Deben poder trabajar al aire libre en condiciones de polvo y suciedad, con calor y fro extremos y condiciones climticas adversas. Deben poder escuchar, comprender y seguir instrucciones sencillas de los supervisores y el despachador. Deben poder trabajar en campos donde hay hormigas, serpientes y hiedra venenosa. El trabajo alternativo consiste en el mantenimiento de camiones y de la granja, incluyendo la reparacin de sistemas de riego, vehculos y diversos equipos y herramientas utilizados en la granja. El uso de telfonos celulares u otros dispositivos electrnicos personales durante las horas de trabajo est estrictamente prohibido, excepto para llamadas relacionadas con el trabajo o emergencias, y su incumplimiento puede resultar en la terminacin inmediata del contrato. Pay - Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR): $14.38 per hour guarantee. ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.38 per hour

Piece Rates:

See ETA 790.

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 April 10, 2026, to October 25, 2026.

Hours:

36 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Saturday 6 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 H-2A workers: 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)

Statement:

In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Job Service as a no-fee labor exchange, that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the state agencies 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 constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a state age is in any way a party.