Agricultural Equipment Operator

5 Full‑time H‑2A Seasonal Jobs available 3/6/2026–11/25/2026. Responsibilities Operate trucks or other multi‑purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; and transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday, including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields or to send workers to the grocery store or bank on an as‑needed basis. Operate tractors, tractor‑drawn machinery, and self‑propelled machinery to plow, harrow, fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops. Load agricultural products into trucks and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Manually prune, plant, cultivate, and harvest fruits, vegetables, and field crops such as apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, berries, pumpkins, tomatoes, summer and winter vegetables. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops and applying pesticides. Construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Help with making and bottling cider and with setting up, cleaning, and taking down cider equipment. Cut, split, and stack firewood; harvest fruits and vegetables by hand; apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops; inform the farmer or farm manager of crop progress; identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers; clear and maintain irrigation ditches; and record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields or costs. Employer expects the worker to pick a minimum of 100 bushel boxes of apples with no more than 4% bruising. While working in the field, cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described. Requirements Must have a minimum of 3 months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order. Lifting requirement of 75 lbs. Driver requipment. Exposure to extreme temperatures. Repetitive movements, extensive walking and frequent stooping/bending. The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For assistance with this job order, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. If applicable, please include the interested applicant’s name and job order number in the email. #J-18808-Ljbffr