H-2A

Agricultural Equipment Operators

Condições da vaga

Workers will operate, drive, and maintain farm machinery, tractors and harvesting equipment to plant, cultivate, irrigate, harvest, and store rice and grain crops. Workers will attach farm implements (including plows, discs, sprayers, and drills) to tractors to till soil and plant crops. Field and farm vehicles will be driven to transport crops across fields, rice bins, and elevators.
Workers will manage grain bin facilities, which includes leveling rice bins, loading and unloading transport trucks, and performing pre-harvest maintenance. Bin inspections require checking both interiors and exteriors to ensure doors seal properly with no visible gaps. Workers will clean trucks, pits, and rice carts using brooms, blowers, shovels, and vacuums. Duties also include setting up, operating, and maintaining agricultural irrigation equipment.
Workers must perform routine equipment inspections and minor mechanical repairs. This includes checking for track divots, cracked belts, abnormal engine sounds, and clearing debris or birds' nests. Structural safety checks are required, including inspecting ladder rungs for damage, tightening loose bolts, and clearing all obstructions from climbing pathways.