Agriculture Equipment Operator​/Shuttle Crew Driver 27-004

Agricultural Equipment Operator/Shuttle Driver

Crops: Green/Red Romaine, Green/Red Oak, Green/Red Leaf Lettuce, Mizuna, Arugula, Green/Red Swiss Chard, Tatsoi, Spinach, Kale, Culinary Herbs, Microgreens, Strawberries, Celery, and Cabbage.

This job order is classified under SOC Code 45-2091 – Agricultural Equipment Operators
. Workers will operate and control agricultural equipment to support agricultural activities, including soil preparation, planting, cultivating, irrigating, and harvesting crops.

Workers will operate mechanized and power-driven agricultural equipment, including tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, and other farm machinery used in vegetable and herb production. Workers must be able to safely operate equipment with or without direct supervision, understand and follow instructions, communicate effectively with supervisors, and complete assigned duties in a timely and efficient manner.

Unusual, complex, or non-routine activities will be performed under supervision. Workers must comply with all safety rules, pesticide safety requirements, warning/re-entry requirements, and other required safety postings.

Workers will perform mechanized fieldwork using agricultural equipment, including but not limited to:

• Tractors
• Planters
• Sprayers
• Cultivators
• Other farm machinery used for planting, cultivating, harvesting, and irrigation activities

Workers may be required to perform the following duties:

• Operate equipment to prepare soil, plant, cultivate, harvest, and irrigate crops.
• Perform routine equipment checks and report maintenance concerns.
• Assist with general equipment maintenance and cleaning.
• Harvest crops by hand and perform manual field labor for extended periods.
• Work in packing facilities to pack vegetables and agricultural products.

Workers with a valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurable driving status may be required to operate company vehicles.

Major driving violations, including but not limited to driving under the influence or reckless driving, will disqualify workers.

Driving responsibilities may include:

• Transporting H-2A workers to and from fields, employer-provided housing, and other designated locations.
• Ensuring workers arrive safely and on time.
• Transporting crops, tools, equipment, and workers between locations.
• Performing routine vehicle inspections, refueling, and maintaining vehicles in clean and safe operating condition.
• Following all applicable state and federal traffic laws and H-2A program requirements.

Workers may be required to install, maintain, and repair irrigation systems and water lines, including:

• Installing and removing irrigation pipes, fittings, and equipment.
• Installing and removing drip tubing.
• Digging, cleaning, and maintaining irrigation ditches.
• Assisting with irrigation setup and field watering activities.

Workers may perform a variety of duties related to the production of vegetables, herbs, and other field crops, including:

• Planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops such as romaine, oak leaf lettuce, leaf lettuce, mizuna, arugula, chard, tatsoi, spinach, kale, culinary herbs, microgreens, strawberries, celery, cabbage, and other crops.
• Using hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives.
• Preparing fields and planting areas.
• Tilling soil and applying fertilizers.
• Transplanting, weeding, thinning, and pruning crops.
• Applying pesticides as directed and in accordance with safety requirements.
• Cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, weighing, labeling, bundling, and loading harvested products.

Workers may also be required to perform general farm maintenance activities, including:

• Repairing fences.
• Assisting with farm building maintenance.
• Repairing or covering hoop houses.
• Installing and removing plastic coverings, crop netting, and other protective materials.
• Removing damaged poles and installing replacement poles in hoop houses.
• Maintaining equipment, restrooms, lunch tables, packing areas, and fields in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Collecting and disposing of packing materials, boxes,…