Shuttle Driver/Field Walker

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2026-0602 A.

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

ALL QUALIFIED U.S. DOMESTIC WORKERS

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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 Hillsborough and Polk Counties. Housing is located in Wahneta, FL (Polk County). D.

Job Offer:

Shuttle drivers will pick up workers from housing, take them to worksites, field walk, and drive workers back to their housing. The drivers main job activity is to direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. They will also assist with simple daily vehicle maintenance checks (DOT pre and post trip inspections) and filling water jugs with drinking water for the workers each morning. Other duties may include loading/unloading and irrigation repair work during a freeze or planting and/or harvesting. Shuttle drivers are required to live in the housing provided by the employer and take workers once a week to the grocery store and laundromat. While operating a company vehicle during the period of employment, the driver must possess a valid driver's license issued by the United States or foreign equivalent license in order to operate the vehicle in accordance with license restrictions and vehicle classification applicable to that license. Shuttle drivers also must have or be able to immediately obtain a valid state and federal Farm Labor Contractor Certificate of Registration and must also abide by all the requirements of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Background check and random drug testing will be post-hire at the employer's expense. The employer understands that they are responsible for assuring that all conditions of this agreement are met, regardless of any acts or omissions of the driver.

Pay:

Florida Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) - $ 14.00 per hour ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$ 14.00 per hour

Piece Rates:

N/A 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 August 1, 2026 to May 1, 2027.

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.

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 and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities to workers living in employer housing which enable workers to prepare their own meals. The employer will also provide free transportation for the workers to and from the laundry facility and 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

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