Equipment Operator
Sunshine Planting, LLC
📍 O'brien, FL · Suwannee County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26226-171141
- 📞 Phone: +1 (561) 261-4022
- ✉️ Email: sunshineplanting@icloud.com
Employer instructions
Applicants, Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-Ins, Gate Hires, etc. may:
Call for an interview during normal business hours [between the hours of 8am and 4pm Mon. - Fri.] Contact:
Moises Gonzalez-Preciado: (561) 261-4022
Employer Email: sunshineplanting@icloud.com
Telephone interviews may be conducted during normal business hours as stated above.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26226-171141
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will operate tractors and specialized agricultural equipment in the production of broccoli, including disk/plow implements for primary and secondary tillage, bed shapers and plastic mulch layers for raised-bed preparation and installation of plastic mulch and drip tape, and boom sprayers and fertilizer spreaders or side-dress applicators for fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide applications in accordance with product labels and grower instructions. Workers will also operate row cultivators for mechanical weed control between broccoli rows; set up, monitor, and adjust irrigation equipment, including pump stations, drip systems, and pivot controls, throughout the growing cycle; and operate flail mowers or shredders to manage field residue and prepare land between broccoli production cycles. Additionally, workers will observe equipment operation, make routine adjustments, and report equipment malfunctions as needed.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 25 lb Drug test Background check |
Worker must have three (3) months of experience operating agricultural equipment. Post-employment drug test is paid for by employer when applicable for safety purposes. Must be able to lift and carry 25 lbs.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $15.00 per hour for H-2A Workers. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Perry, Fl) |
| Housing | (Employer-Provided Housing; Total Units: 22; Total Occupancy: 130) **Pickup Point. |
| Meals | The employer will provide three (3) meals a day for which it will charge individual workers, by payroll deduction, no more than the daily permitted amount as provided in 20 CFR 655.173, which was $16.78 as of April 7, 2026, and which may be increased during the period of this employment. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide daily transportation between housing provided or secured by the employer and the employer's place of employment at no cost to the worker. Please see Work Term 9 of 12 and Addendum C for a more detailed Daily Transportation Plan. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will either arrange for inbound and outbound transportation via a charter bus service for the worker, or if the worker prefers to arrange their own transportation, Employer will reimburse the worker at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved as well as for the related daily subsistence costs while the worker is traveling. Please see Work Term 1 of 12 for more detailed Inbound/Outbound Transportation arrangements. |
| Pay deductions | Social Security, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes (will only be charged if applicable in the state where work is performed). If any advances are given to workers, they will be deducted from their checks. Any willful destruction of property will also be deducted. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26226-171141 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Farmer Law PC |
| Posted | Sep 8, 2026 |