- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 96
- Job Duties:
- Please note that the Employer will require a total of ninety-six (96) H-2A workers under this contract. Of these, forty-two (42) H-2A workers will commence employment on March 6, 2026, twenty-three (23) H-2A workers will commence employment approximately on April 3, 2026 and the remaining thirty-one (31) H-2A workers will commence employment approximately on June 19, 2026.
All tasks in this job description constitute various job(s); the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day:
•Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
•Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery. (This activity is performed less than 50% of the workdays)
•Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. (This activity is performed less than 50% of the workdays)
•Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
•Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
•Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
•Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions. (This activity is performed less than 50% of the workdays)
•Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
•Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.
•Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities.
•Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.
•Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information.
•Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals.
•Drive pick-up trucks on public roads to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
•Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products.
•Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers.
•Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators