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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

25

Job Duties:

Transport cut sugarcane from Members growing field to rail head concentration point on a farm owned or leased by the UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION and loaded for rail transport to its mill. The sugarcane loading and transport work under this job order will be performed, as dispatched under the direction of the Association and in coordination with the United States Sugar Corporation (U.S. Sugar) and the grower members of the Association, in connection with the fixed site sugarcane farming operations of the member growers of the Association for the purpose of hauling their cut sugarcane from the respective grower members fields to a rail loading concentration point and unloading the sugarcane into an elevated loading station for rail transport to the U.S. Sugar mill using equipment belonging to U.S. Sugar or an affiliate of US Sugar. Due to the geographical size and locations of the member growers farms, part of the transport work will occur on public and private farm roads belonging to the respective member growers. Additionally, transport work could include transport within the sugarcane fields themselves on the U.S. Sugar farms and on the farms of the member growers. The agricultural truck drivers essential work activity requires safe transportation and offloading into the designated rail elevator loading station of the highly perishable sugarcane crop from the member growers growing fields after the sugarcane has been mechanically cut, cane stalks are severed from their roots where it is grown, and mechanically loaded into harvest trucks and transportation by the truck operator. Drivers working within this job description will haul sugarcane to a location within the same field or to another close-by location on U.S. Sugars land that is a concentration point. Once arriving at the closest available elevated rail concentration point, the driver must safely enter the loading ramp and safely exit the loading ramp after the ramp attendant has off-loaded the sugarcane into a railcar. The agricultural truck driver is required to complete each step of the transportation process from the in-field loading station through the off-loading onto rail cars at the closest available concentration point as directed by a designated representative of the Associations harvest superintendent, as part of necessary field-to-processing facility activities for the sugarcane crop harvest. More Information about Job Duties: Before moving his or her assigned truck and attached cane transport trailer from their parked location, the agricultural truck driver will complete a pre-trip safety inspection of the truck and cane-transport trailer, including adding engine fluids (coolant, motor oil, etc.), checking brakes and tires, and ensuring the truck, trailer and all equipment are fit for service. A van or bus will be provided by the Association at no cost to transport the agricultural truck drivers from their housing to the site of the trucks and return them to their housing at the end of the workday. Any agricultural truck driver who drives the van or bus to and from the work site will be compensated at the hourly rate for all driving time. Once the raw sugarcane crop is cut by others--meaning the sugarcane stalks are severed from their roots by a self-powered mechanical harvesting machine, the sugarcane is mechanically deposited into a field cart that is moved by tractor to a location within-the-growing field, for loading onto truck trailers. The agricultural truck driver monitors the entire in-field trailer loading process to ensure proper amounts of the sugarcane crop are loaded onto his or her trailer and the weight is distributed within the transport trailer within applicable Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations.

Job Classification:

53-3032.00 - Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Must possess 3 months prior experience operating 18 wheelers. Agricultural truck drivers must be in possession of a valid drivers license that includes authorization to operate the type of truck used to transport sugarcane. All agricultural truck drivers are required to pass a drug and alcohol test prior to operating equipment that transports sugarcane and must comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation random drug testing program requirements, safety requirements, and good agricultural practices. Workers will sit for extended periods of time and perform repetitive movements. Drug testing -They will be tested post-hire but before they may operate any equipment. Such drug and alcohol testing will be performed at the expense of the employer.

Number of Hours Per Week:

60

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

5:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

American Farmers Association, Inc.

Location:

Belle Glade, FL 33430

Worksite

Address:

US Highway 27 S (26°47'19.04" N, 81°4'54.98" W), Moore Haven, FL 33471

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21245-562797

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

9/21/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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