Agricultural Equipment Operators
Miller Farms, LLC
📍 Lake Placid, FL · Highlands County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26212-137569
- 📞 Phone: +1 (863) 465-2901
- ✉️ Email: jobs@millerfarmsfl.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. Nonlocal 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 to be made to Janelle Miller or Jim Miller at 3615 CR 621 E., Lake Placid, Florida 33852 - Telephone: 863-465-2901. 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 Job Order holding office 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 by phone who have submitted an application 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 three (3) days of employment. All workers from within normal commuting distance recruited against this Job Order will not be provided housing and transportation.
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Equipment Operators (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26212-137569
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time-to-time, and may include all of the following job specifications:
Harvest and pack vegetables in the field. Load crates onto trucks in the field. Wash, grade, and pack vegetables in the packinghouse. Use power equipment including, but not limited to: forklifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Drive forklift to load trucks and move products in packinghouse. Weed crops. Lay pipes for irrigation.
Drive field trucks to field to be loaded with crates and unloaded at the packinghouse. Must have a valid driver license and be approved by employer insurance company to drive. Must maintain valid driver license and approval by employer insurance company to drive while hired in a driving position.
Lay pipes for irrigation: Place irrigation pipes in fields to start irrigation and pick up irrigation pipes out of field when watering is complete for each field.
Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required.
Workers with a clean driving record and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles.
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Drug test Background check |
The employer may conduct a criminal background check and/or drug/alcohol test post-employment at the employers expense. Per the Department of Labor O-Net survey for job code 45.2092, Job Zone 1, SVP <4.0, the employer requires 3 month verifiable harvesting experience.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Bunch Beet 9s: $1.20 per crate. Estimated hourly wage equivalent is $15.60 or 13 crates per hour. $16.23 per hour guaranteed. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Lake Placid, 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 place of employment, and weekly transportation to a laundromat and grocery store, utilizing nine (9) fixed-site employer-owned passenger buses (occupancy ranging 12-15). See addendum C |
| 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 deductions of state income tax. **** The employer will pay a wage that is the highest of the AEWR, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or the Federal or State minimum wage, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26212-137569 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
| Posted | Aug 7, 2026 |