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Agricultural Equipment Operators

  • Morgan Farms, Inc.
  • Erath, LOUISIANA
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Agricultural equipment operator (tractor driver)

Pay
$14.84 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
8/15/2026 to 1/25/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$14.84 / hour
Positions offered
13 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
8/15/2026
Contract end
1/25/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
4419 Morgan Road
ZIP code
70533
Hours per week
40

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Crops/Commodities: Farm work: Sugarcane.
  • Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate and harvest sugarcane by hand or machine. Operate vehicles, tractors, tractor-drawn machinery and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate use tractor to move seed to the appropriate field. Use hand tools such as shovels, machetes and knives. Clean and load harvested products. Load field wagons with sugarcane stalk segments. Work in groups to plant sugarcane while walking behind moving wagon. Place and straighten stalk segments into open furrow rows at specified intervals/overlaps. Pick up dropped sugarcane in fields. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Assist with cleaning equipment using steam cleaner or high pressure water hose. Duties may include tilling soil, weeding crops and applying fertilizers. Inform farm managers of crop progress. Farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Workers that are eligible with the appropriate license may haul crop to the mill. Workers that are eligible that obtain a doctor's certificate and have the appropriate license may transport other workers and be offered additional hours.
  • Secondary duties (performed on less than half of the workdays in the contract period):
  • Repair fences and farm buildings. Clean and maintain work areas and employer property. Clear and maintain ditches for drainage.
  • Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
  • Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
  • During the sugarcane planting season, workers may be requested to report to work as early as 5:30 am. Tractors pulling wagons have adequate lighting to enable early morning planting. During harvest season, workers may be requested to report to work as early as 1:00 AM. Start time will be communicated the previous day.
  • TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Agricultural equipment operator (tractor driver)
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
3 months of experience

Three months experience working with sugarcane required. Sit, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, lift and carry up to 50 lbs. for prolonged periods of time. Requires physical stamina. Work in inclement weather including extreme heat and/or rain. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26166-015937
Case status
Certification issued

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