Equipment Operator
Employer: Sunshine Planting, LLC
Location: O'Brien, FL
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $17.30/hour
Season: Oct 29, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
The worker in this position will perform post-harvest handling and loadout activities for harvested broccoli in an open-sided barn. Worker will operate a forklift, either rough-terrain or standard warehouse type suited to the barn floor, to move pallets and bins of harvested broccoli to and from the icing station. Worker will position bins under the ice-delivery system and monitor the even distribution of ice over the harvested product, then stage iced broccoli for loadout. Worker will maintain clear and safe traffic lanes within the barn and coordinate the movement and staging of harvested product for shipment. The forklift is the only equipment operated by workers in this position; no field production equipment is operated as part of these duties.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual
workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20
CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during
the period of this employment.
Transport: Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Three (3) months of forklift operating experience required in addition to a current forklift operator certification. Post-employment drug test is paid for by employer when applicable for safety purposes. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs occassionally.
How to apply is shown to members. Create a free account — your first application is free, and no legitimate H-2A employer may charge you a placement fee.