Agricultural Shuttle Driver / Farmworker
Employer: Agri-Flo Harvesting, LLC
Location: Plant City, FL
Workers needed: 8
Pay: $16.91/hour
Season: Jan 8, 2027 – Apr 15, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Workers will carry out assigned duties under the general direction and supervision of the employer, exercising specialized technical skills, licensing authorizations, and operational judgment across worker transportation, equipment operation, and strawberry field operations.
Under supervisor direction, workers assigned to driving duties will execute assigned transport plans, operating buses, vans, and authorized vehicles to move agricultural workers between housing locations, designated worksites, fields, groves, greenhouses, packing houses, and related facilities. Drivers must comply with all traffic laws, speed limits, seatbelt mandates, and employer safety protocols. Drivers must be at least 18 years of age (or meet higher applicable state/federal legal age limits), hold and maintain the appropriate specialized driver credentials/endorsements required for the specific vehicle operated, and maintain active Federal Farm Labor Contractor (FFLC) or FFLC Employee driver authorization to transport workers on public highways. Drivers must possess sufficient English language proficiency to converse with the general public, interpret highway traffic signs, respond to official DOT/DOL inquiries, and complete required vehicle logs and safety reports. Under general supervisor oversight, drivers exercise operational safety discretion to conduct pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections (checking tires, brakes, lights, fluids, emergency exits, and safety equipment), manage passenger loading/unloading, ensure seatbelt compliance, handle routine vehicle cleaning/refueling, and determine when a vehicle must be grounded due to mechanical defects, weather hazards, or fatigue.
Under supervisor direction, qualified workers will operate specialized agricultural equipment—including forklifts, utility vehicles (UTVs/ATVs), and tractors—to transport machinery, crop loads, water systems, and field supplies across agricultural facilities. Workers will apply technical knowledge to operate equipment in accordance with safety standards, manufacturer specifications, rollover protection (ROPS) protocols, and seatbelt procedures. Operators exercise routine operational discretion to conduct operator-level mechanical care, including system inspections, cleaning, lubrication, and refueling. Workers must be physically capable of reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, and lifting or carrying items weighing up to 100 pounds.
Strawberry Field Operations & Manual Labor:
When driving or equipment operation is not required, workers will perform manual field labor under supervisor direction, applying crop-handling knowledge and quality-control standards. During planting, workers walk assigned rows carrying plant containers, inserting plants into plastic mulch holes and firming soil around each plant per employer specifications. During harvest, workers evaluate fruit maturity, color, size, and firmness to pick assigned rows clean of ripe fruit, sorting and packing marketable berries into designated containers to prevent bruising. Workers exercise quality judgment to separate or dispose of damaged fruit as directed. Workers must maintain crew operational efficiency, affix assigned numeric identification stickers to completed boxes, present boxes at the crate shed for credit inspection, and repack any containers returned for improper weight or quality. Under supervisor direction, workers also execute technical field maintenance, including installing, moving, connecting, flushing, cleaning, and servicing drip lines, micro-jets, and irrigation components; laying and removing plastic mulch and drip tape using hand tools; staking, tying, and pruning plants; hand weeding; and collecting field debris. Failure to adhere to established quality standards may result in corrective action.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will provide free and convenient kitchen facilities for workers living in employer-provided housing to prepare and serve their own meals. The employer will also provide free transportation at least once per week to local stores for food, laundry, and other necessary supplies.
Transport: For workers hired from beyond normal commuting distance, after completion of 50 percent of the work contract period, the employer shall reimburse the worker for cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence, as required by DOL regulations, from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer to the place of employment.
Experience wanted: 1 months
This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. A drivers' licenses and Farm Labor Contractor Certificate with Driving authorizations as
required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
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