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-300-26239-199806
- 📞 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-300-26239-199806
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
The worker in this position will perform post-harvest handling and loadout activities for harvested broccoli in an open-sided barn. Worker will operate a forklift, either rough-terrain or standard warehouse type suited to the barn floor, to move pallets and bins of harvested broccoli to and from the icing station. Worker will position bins under the ice-delivery system and monitor the even distribution of ice over the harvested product, then stage iced broccoli for loadout. Worker will maintain clear and safe traffic lanes within the barn and coordinate the movement and staging of harvested product for shipment. The forklift is the only equipment operated by workers in this position; no field production equipment is operated as part of these duties.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 25 lb Drug test Background check |
Three (3) months of forklift operating experience required in addition to a current forklift operator certification. Post-employment drug test is paid for by employer when applicable for safety purposes. Must be able to lift and carry 50 lbs occassionally.
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 owned. (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-300-26239-199806 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Farmer Law PC |
| Posted | Sep 15, 2026 |