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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

9

Job Duties:

Ag Equipment Operator: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: operate farm equipment, including forklifts, tractors, mowers, harvesters, boom sprayer, air-blast sprayer, box shuttles, and vehicles to complete farm tasks; load, haul, and unload crops to employer-owned storage locations; perform routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite; oversee job tasks to ensure quality standards are being met; analyze fruit thinning and apple hand harvest; scan workers ID badge to maintain bin count. Complete general orchard maintenance such as weeding; shoveling; hoeing; trunk painting; mowing; hand fertilizing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tying limbs; blossom removal; maintain pre-set grafting; planting fruit trees; install tree screens/grow tubes; install rain covers in orchard; conduct farm building repairs; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins or repair harvesting bins; hand harvest to quality standards of apples and cherries; field sorting apples not meeting quality standards; laying mylar and drip tube; construct and repair trellis; repair deer fence; install and maintain irrigation systems; drain tile repair; clearing old orchards and tree removal; complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, removing old string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks, picking up brush and rocks throughout the orchard; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at end of season. Other duties assigned under this order will be consistent under Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification: Agricultural Equipment Operators (45–2091)

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Experience Requirement: 2 month(s) verifiable experience in commercial agriculture equipment operation of minimum 80 horsepower required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Job requires worker to complete tasks in agriculture equipment operation and general farm labor, orchard maintenance and hand harvest of apples and cherries. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties. Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for work for entire employment period. Work Rule Violations: Worker may be disciplined and/or terminated for cause for violating work rules provided at orientation. Drug testing done at employers expense and not utilized as pre-employment tool.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Riveridge Land Co., LLC

Location:

Sparta, MI 49345

Worksite

Address:

9000 Fruit Ridge Ave, Sparta, MI 49345

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26012-550519

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$16.00 (H2A) / Paid Medical Leave as required by Michigan Law Under Earned Sick Time Act 338.

Date Posted:

1/27/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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