Equipment Operator
Employer: Sunshine Planting, LLC
Location: O'Brien, FL
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $17.30/hour
Season: Oct 13, 2026 – May 15, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Workers will operate tractors and specialized agricultural equipment in the production of broccoli, including disk/plow implements for primary and secondary tillage, bed shapers and plastic mulch layers for raised-bed preparation and installation of plastic mulch and drip tape, and boom sprayers and fertilizer spreaders or side-dress applicators for fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide applications in accordance with product labels and grower instructions. Workers will also operate row cultivators for mechanical weed control between broccoli rows; set up, monitor, and adjust irrigation equipment, including pump stations, drip systems, and pivot controls, throughout the growing cycle; and operate flail mowers or shredders to manage field residue and prepare land between broccoli production cycles. Additionally, workers will observe equipment operation, make routine adjustments, and report equipment malfunctions as needed.
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
Worker must have three (3) months of experience operating agricultural equipment. Post-employment drug test is paid for by employer when applicable for safety purposes. Must be able to lift and carry 25 lbs.
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