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Belleacres Farms LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator in Buckeye, Arizona

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6323957 Temporary workers will drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, haul fertilizer and harvesting crops. May operate stationary equipment to perform postharvest tasks. Must be able to make mechanical adjustments and repairs or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems. Must conduct daily general maintenance duties to farm equipment. Duties will include load, unload, maintain, attach and operate farm implements, tractors, equipment. Mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate

restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); load/unload semitrucks remove rocks and/or foreign material from field, and/or fuel from storage tanks to various fields located on the farm; haul agricultural products during planting from cellars or storages to the warehouse on the farm. Irrigation duties include hand lines: connect, assembled irrigation and pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated

crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing up to 100 pounds on a sustained basis. Instructions and general supervision will be provided by a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. No on-the-job training provided, only 1 hour per month safety training. All tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned will be provided at no charge to the worker and will be required to

return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided without charge or deposit charge according to 655.20(k). Most duties are performed outdoors entailing exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, mosquitoes, and other environmental conditions common in fields. The worker must crouch, bend, lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Termination: The employer may terminate the workers employment if the worker: 1) Fails to complete or refuses to carry out work as assigned; 2) Unexcused absences from work; 3) Fails to

work in accordance with the terms of this clearance order; 4) Commits an act of misconduct; 5) Commits a violation of the laws of the United States, the State, or the local jurisdiction; If a worker voluntarily abandons the job or is terminated by the employer for cause, the employer will notify the NPC and DHS. Providing notification in a timely manner (within 2 working days) will relieve the employer of the subsequent requirements to provide return transportation and subsistence fees and the guarantee. Abandonment will be deemed to begin after a worker fails to report for work at the regularly scheduled time for 5 consecutive working days without the consent of the employer. The employer will provide a written work contract in a language understood by the worker.

The worker will work 11 hours per day depending upon the conditions in the fields or orchards, weather, and maturity of the crop. The name, address, and/or telephone number of at least one reference who has first-hand knowledge and can verify the workers experience will be required. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license. The employer may terminate the workers employment if the worker tests positive or fails to comply with the employers current drug testing policy (post-hire drug/alcohol testing is completed randomly unless the employer has reason to believe the worker is under he influence of drugs or alcohol while working. Post-hire drug test required at no cost to the worker, all US and Guest workers will be screened equally.)

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