Farm Equipment Mechanics And Service Technicians
Black Gold Farms Inc
📍 Live Oak, 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-300-26297-320814
- 📞 Phone: +1 (701) 402-2878
- ✉️ Email: seasonaljobs@blackgoldfarms.com
Employer instructions
Potential US workers may apply with the State Workforce Agency, through word-of-mouth, and other sources. All applicants should be thoroughly familiarized with the job specifications and terms and conditions of employment on the job order.
Applications will be available at the local State Workforce Office. The State Workforce Office should refer workers meeting qualifications on the job order to seasonaljobs@blackgoldfarms.com. Previous employees who have worked with the employer in the same position within the past 2 years do not need to complete a new application for employment. Interested individuals must fully complete the employer's application and return it to the employer to be considered a candidate for the role.
Applications will be available at the Black Gold Farms worksite at 16650 165th Rd, Live Oak, FL 32060 from 8:30am-3:30pm,
Monday through Friday. Applicants can ask for the office administrator, Aida Bazan. Applicants can call (701) 402-2878.
The applicants will be interviewed at the worksite location by the manager, human resources, and/or a site supervisor.
In the event the employer receives phone calls or walk-up workers interested in the job offer, the employer must inform the worker of the job requirements and duties, must consider the worker for the job based on the worker's qualification, and must report the results in the final recruitment report submitted to the US Department of Labor.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Equipment Mechanics And Service Technicians (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26297-320814
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
• Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
• Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, planters, harvesters, conveyers, and irrigation equipment.
• Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
• Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, planters, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Operate farm equipment to troubleshoot issues and ensure that it is ready for use.
• Operate forklifts, bobcats, and occasionally field equipment
• Operate other farming equipment.
• Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes
• Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• Perform safety checks on farm equipment.
• Record parts information and inventory of parts used.
• Record maintenance being conducted.
• Operate a farm service pickup to bring parts to equipment or drive to equipment being tested in the field.
• Full time supervision is provided and all tools are provided at no cost. Workers must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time and work in extreme temperatures. Lifting objects up to 50 lbs., bending, twisting, and stooping regularly will be required.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb |
3 months experience performing maintenance on agriculture equipment and operating this equipment within the past 2 years. 3 months experience working with potatoes is required. A standard drivers license, or ability to obtain one immediately upon hire is required. Hours of work will be offered above 40 hours per week, but is on a voluntary basis. Work schedules may fluctuate relative to weather conditions, field conditions, and crop conditions. Work will be offered on weekends and holidays, but is voluntary. Employees must be able to perform the duties and meet the physical requirements of the job for the duration of the contract.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | H-2A wage rate is $21.65 |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Live Oak, Fl) |
| Housing | Employer has leased a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit. Includes kitchen, living room, laundry onsite. Family housing is not provided. If female employees are hired, separate bedroom & bathroom with be provided. All utilities paid by the employer. Cooking utensils will be provided. Housing will be provided to workers unable to return to their homes nightly. All housing rules must be followed. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities as a part of their housing unit so that workers may prepare their own meals. Cooking and eating utensils and food containers will be provided. The employer will also provide, on a weekly basis, transportation to assure workers have access to stores to purchase groceries and personal necessities. Employer will only make meal deductions if kitchen facilities become unavailable to the employee. |
| Daily transportation | See Addendum C |
| Travel to the job | See Addendum C |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make the following deductions from workers wages: FICA, Medicare and income taxes as required by law; deductions for court ordered child support, health insurance should they choose to enroll, garnishments & liens according to individual circumstances, all as required by law; cash advances on future pay earnings; replacement or repair costs if a worker found to have been responsible for damage to housing or furnishing other than caused by normal wear and tear; loss of equipment; & any other deductions authorized in writing in advance by the employee. Meal deductions may be made if provided kitchen facilities become unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances. Meal deductions will not exceed the minimum published DSR rate. No deductions, not required by law, will be made that brings the worker's hourly earnings below the higher of the federal minimum wage or state minimum wage. A higher hourly wage may be offered for candidates exceeding qualifications or based on merit. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26297-320814 |
|---|---|
| Posted | Oct 24, 2026 |