Agricultural Equipment Operators
Employer: Black Gold Farms Inc
Location: Live Oak, FL
Workers needed: 3
Pay: $15.71/hour
Season: Jan 4, 2027 – Jun 26, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
The job specifications involve skilled farm labor for the purpose of preparing and performing duties for receiving potato seed for planting and planting the potato seed.
The potato seed needs to be unloaded, graded, sized, cut, treated, and suberized prior to planting. This process involves operating conveyers, pilers, unloaders, bobcats, forklifts, seed treatment machines and seed cutting machines.
Other responsibilities include sorting, sizing and grading seed potatoes by hand, including sorting out green, rotten or other low quality seed potatoes as they pass on a conveyor. Cleaning potato storage bins.
Applying seed treatment to the potato seed. Notify supervisor of any potato quality issues. Use bobcat to unload seed potatoes or to move them around the farm. Find proper location for potatoes and use bobcat to move potatoes to
its designated areas.
Duties will include washing and disinfecting the potato storage locations where seed potatoes were kept. Preparing this area so that it is ready for harvest time operations.
Operating a potato planter. Performing basic maintenance on the potato planter.
Conducting field tillage by operation agriculture equipment.
Operating technology on the equipment, including GPS guidance systems / autosteer, planter monitors, harvest monitors.
Bringing fertilizer tanks to the field by driving a pickup.
Mix and measure crop input chemicals for application.
Setting up and operating irrigation pumps and running irrigation.
During growing season, duties include monitoring the growth of the crop and any issues that may occur, conducting petiole and crop sampling, working on tillage equipment, including disks, chisel plows and tractors.
Hooking up implements to the tractors.
Set up, maintain, repair and operate harvest equipment, including washlines, conveyers, tractors, bobcats, windrowers, and harvesters.
Other general agriculture duties include monitoring fields for weeds, diseases and insects.
Digging potatoes by hand for sampling and sizing. Taking leaf and dirt samples.
Preparing farm site so the area is ready for harvest time operations. This includes installing washline and other potato handling equipment and conducting maintenance.
Preparing potato handling equipment and harvesters for operation.
Operating a farm provided work pickup or service vehicle in order to drive to the field/farming location or to pickup/deliver parts to the farming operation.
Other duties include performing general basic maintenance. General farm work is also included.
Full time supervision is provided and all tools are provided at no cost. Workers must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and work in extreme temperatures. Lifting objects up to 50 lbs., bending, twisting, and stooping regularly will be required.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities as a part of their housing unit so that workers may prepare their own meals. Cooking and eating utensils and food containers will be provided. The employer will also provide, on a weekly basis, transportation to assure workers have access to stores to purchase groceries and personal necessities. Meal deductions will only be taken if kitchen facilities become unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances.
Transport: See addendum C
Experience wanted: 3 months
3 months experience operating and performing maintenance on agriculture equipment within the past 2 years. 3 months experience working with potatoes is required. A drivers license, or ability to obtain one immediately upon hire is required. 3 months experience required working with potatoes. Hours of work will be offered above 40 hours per week, but is on a voluntary basis. Work schedules may fluctuate relative to weather conditions, field conditions, and seed availability. Work may be required on weekends and holidays. Work hours may fluctuate due to production schedules. Employees must be able to perform the duties and meet the physical requirements of the job for the duration of the contract.
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