Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer: Sester Farms, Inc
Location: Gresham, OR
Workers needed: 1
Pay: $17.65/hour
Season: Dec 1, 2026 – Oct 1, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
ALL TASKS IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION CONSTITUTE ONE JOB; THE EMPLOYER MAY ASSIGN WORKERS TO DIFFERENT TASKS ON ANY DAY OR TO MULTIPLE TASKS DURING THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEES MUST PERFORM THE ASSIGNED WORK, AND MAY NOT PERFORM DUTIES
NOT INCLUDED HEREIN OR WORK IN AREAS NOT ASSIGNED WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION OF THE MANAGER OR SUPERVISOR.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
HARVEST OF FIELD AND CONTAINER GROWN NURSERY STOCK:
1.MAY BE TRAINED TO OPERATE TRACTORS, RTV’S, FORKLIFTS AND OTHER FIELD DIGGING AND POTTING EQUIPMENT.
PLANTING OF FIELD AND CONTAINER GROWN NURSERY STOCK:
1.MAY BE TRAINED TO OPERATE TRACTORS, RTV’S, FORKLIFTS, OR OTHER FIELD OR CONTAINER PLANTING EQUIPMENT.
CULTURE OF FIELD AND CONTAINER GROWN NURSERY STOCK PLANTS:
1.MAY BE TRAINED TO OPERATE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
2.WORKERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM OTHER FARM DUTIES, SUCH AS DRIVE FARM EQUIPMENT ON FARM, PEFORM GENERAL CLEANING AND OPERATING MACHINERY NECESSARY FOR FARM OPERATIONS
THE EMPLOYER ATTESTS THAT ALL WORKERS WILL BE PROPERLY TRAINED IN THE WORKERPROTECTIONS STANDARD (WPS)BY QUALIFIED WPS TRAINERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN EPA-APPROVED TRAIN-THE- TRAINER COURSE PURSUANT TO THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The Employer will furnish cooking facilities with working appliances, hot water, a place to prepare food at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing. Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. All breaks and lunches will be subject to local, state, and federal regulations
Transport: Inbound:
For the Workers who complete 50 percent of the work contract, the Employer will either provide transportation and subsistence during transportation, or reimburse the reasonable cost incurred by the Worker for transportation and subsistence during transportation from the place from which the Worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. In order to comply with the FLSA, the Employer will advance this payment prior to the first paycheck.
Experience wanted: 3 months
B.2 Three months of AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 75lbs.
4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, , etc.
4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time
4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example, operating a commodity truckand a loader etc.
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