Crew Leaders & Bus Drivers
Circle H Citrus, Inc. (#6-CL/BD)
📍 Okeechobee, FL · Okeechobee County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26183-073327
- 📞 Phone: +1 (772) 461-8868
- ✉️ Email: patti@pantusoinc.com
Employer instructions
Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: a) confirm ability, availability, qualifications and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season; b) local workers confirm availability and reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non local workers confirm availability of transportation to job side to begin work; c) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, conditions, and nature of work; d) confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US. The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers.
All referrals are encouraged to contact their nearest career center for pre-employment screening before contacting employer.
All referrals are to be made to Patti Martin at 3500 Shinn Road, Ft. Pierce, FL 34945 Telephone: 772-461-8868 (Mailing address is P.O. Box 14049, Fort Pierce, FL 34945). Collect calls will not be accepted. Walk-in applicants will be accepted. The office hours are Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All local intrastate applicants may apply directly to the employer. All interstate applicants are encouraged but not required to first contact the nearest [one-stop] career center prior to contacting the employer for any updated information regarding the job prior to referral. For referrals from beyond normal commuting distance, an application may be sent to the employer or a telephone interview may be requested. The employer will contact all applicants who have submitted an application by phone to conduct an interview.
Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and that they understand all terms and conditions of employment as noted in the order. All workers should also be advised that they will be expected to work for the total period of employment as noted in the Job Offer and should be available to work in any one of the listed job activities at the discretion of the employer and workers must have transportation to the designated pickup location.
All hired referred and walk-in applicants must bring with them original documentation of identity and employment eligibility documents (original documents only), sufficient to complete the I-9 Form within 3 days of employment. All workers from within normal commuting distance recruited against this Job Order will not be provided housing and transportation.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Crew Leaders & Bus Drivers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26183-073327
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their Farm Manager. Duties may vary from time to time.
Crew Leaders are responsible for supervising a crew of up to 30 workers and following the instructions of their supervisors. Crew Leaders must ensure all workers are always operating in a safe manor and that working conditions (including weather conditions) do not pose an unsafe environment for workers. Worker safety is always the top priority. Crew Leaders are responsible for ensuring adequate potable water and sanitary restroom facilities, as well as personal protection equipment (gloves and masks), are always available to workers during a harvesting or work assignment.
Crew Leaders are responsible for transporting workers from designated housing pick-up to the worksite and returning workers to designated housing at the end of the day. Crew Leaders are also responsible for transporting workers from designating housing to and from grocery, laundry, and banking facility each week. Crew Leaders will maintain all necessary drivers' licenses, CDL, and transportation authorizations as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations. Crew Leaders are responsible for accurately logging worker time and accurately tracking worker production piece/box counts each day. Crew Leaders are responsible for logging workers' time out for a 60-minute lunch break each day. However, if workers do not take a lunch break and continue to work; the Crew Leader must ensure that worker time is logged in and each worker is credited for all time actually worked.
Crew Leaders are responsible for ensuring that company provided housing is maintained in a neat, clean, and habitable condition by the workers in their crew. Any intentional damage to company housing, property or equipment should be brought to the supervisors' immediate attention.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 6 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 100 lb Drug test Background check |
Criminal background checks and/or drug screenings may be done post-employment at the employers expense and at the employers discretion.
Failure to pass a criminal background check is grounds for termination. Workers will be required to furnish proof of a valid FLC/E Certificate with driving and transportation authorization, a valid Florida FLC State License, CDL or equivalent. Must maintain all necessary drivers' licenses, CDL, and transportation authorizations as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, have at least Six (6) months of bus driving experience, obtain and maintain the required drivers license, clean driving record, are able to pass criminal background check, and DOT required medical exam.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | All job duties will be guaranteed a minimum of $25.77 for H-2A workers. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Okeechobee, Fl) |
| Housing | Employer leased housing. Family housing is not available, and the provision of family housing is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment. Co-ed housing is not offered; all female workers will be housed with other females and all male workers will be housed with other males. |
| Meals | The employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and free weekly transportation to the grocery store to workers living in employer-provided housing which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide daily transportation to worksites, and weekly transportation to a grocery store, banking facility, and laundry services at no cost to the workers, utilizing one fixed-site employer-owned 45-person bus or one 15 passenger van. The bus/van is available all day, all transportation is at no cost to the worker. Transportation is available from the housing pick-up site to all workers, including those who do not reside in employer-provided housing. |
| Travel to the job | Inbound: Workers will determine their own inbound travel arrangements to the place of employment to begin the job contract. If the workers are coming from Mexico, the employer will provide and pay for a charter bus service from the consulate city to the place of employment for workers. See addendum C |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: FICA taxes, income tax, cash advances, overpayment of wages; and charges for any loss to the employer due to the worker’s damage or loss of equipment or housing items where it is shown that the worker is responsible, any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. There will be no deduction of state income tax. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26183-073327 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers (45-1011.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
| Posted | Jul 23, 2026 |