Agriculture Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Florida

INTRODUCTION

Mechanic: Drive and repair cane harvesters, dump wagons and other mechanized, electrically powered or motor-driven equipment on farms or in farm equipment repair shops. Workers will operate the farm machinery, equipment, and vehicles. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the equipment before driving the equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate equipment, with or without direction, in a manner that protects the operator, visitors, other employees, crops, trees, facilities and equipment. Failure to comply with operating and safety standards may result in termination. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. The equipment workers will be operating and maintaining is expensive and dangerous. Workers are expected to follow the employer’s requests to not only prevent damage to the equipment, but to also prevent injuries to workers. Any equipment damaged by a worker’s failure to follow instructions or damaged due to malice will be charged to the worker. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform routine maintenance on the farm equipment.
• Examine and listen to machines, motors, gasoline and diesel engines and equipment for operational defects and dismantle defective units, using hand-tools.
• Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools and shop tools.
• Replace components, such as carburetors, fuel pumps, generators, ignition points and spark plugs.
• Reassemble, adjust and lubricate machines and equipment to ensure efficient operation.
• May install and repair wiring and motors to maintain farm electrical system.
• May assist other workers in more complex maintenance tasks, such as overhaul of machinery and equipment.
• May assemble and erect new farm machinery and equipment.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required.
• Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or another durable footwear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
• Employers require all newly hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. The employer will also test at random for both drugs and alcohol.
• People seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
• All workers will be subject to a training period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate the workers' performance in required tasks.