Agricultural Shuttle Driver / Farmworker

Work description

Workers will perform assigned duties as described in this clearance order and as instructed by their supervisors. Primary responsibilities include safely operating buses and vans to transport workers to and from housing locations, designated work sites, and related operational facilities. Drivers must possess a valid driver’s license required by State and Federal laws (a driver's license issued by another country that is recognized under state law may satisfy public road driving requirements) and maintain a valid, unexpired Federal Farm Labor Contractor (FFLC) or FFLC Employee Registration Card with explicit driving authorization to transport workers on public highways. Worker must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, understand highway traffic signs and signals in English, respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records. Holding the required driver's license, FFLC/FFLCE driving authorization, and meeting driver qualification standards are mandatory conditions of employment for this position, and workers assigned to operate motor vehicles or agricultural equipment must be at least 18 years of age. Responsibilities include conducting daily pre-trip safety inspections (checking tires, brakes, and fluid levels), maintaining trip logs, and performing basic cleaning and refueling of vehicles. Secondary duties include operating specialized agricultural equipment used across citrus, blueberry, nursery, and greenhouse operations, including forklifts, utility vehicles (UTVs/ATVs), and tractors. Workers will operate these vehicles to move supplies, handle harvesting equipment in the field, and transport harvested crops, plants, tools, water, and agricultural materials between fields, groves, greenhouses, and the on-site packing house. Drivers are also responsible for performing routine operator maintenance and field service upkeep on assigned harvest equipment. Must be able to reach, bend, stoop, kneel, and lift items weighing up to 100 pounds. Alternative work, if needed, includes assisting with manual harvesting and general field operations for the crops mentioned on the job order strictly under supervisor direction. Strawberry and Broccoli Planting: While carrying a bag of plants, workers will walk down the row, bend, place one or two plants into each hole in the plastic mulch as instructed, and firm the soil around each plant. Strawberry Harvest: Workers will move down assigned rows picking all ripe berries, taking care to select, sort, and pack containers by size, color, and quantity as directed by the supervisor. Each worker must pick the plants clean of all ripe fruit and pack good, marketable berries into specified containers within the box. Unusable or damaged berries will be packed or disposed of as determined by the supervisor. Workers shall handle berries carefully to avoid bruising and maintain fruit quality. Each harvesting worker is expected to move with the crew from row to row to maintain the efficiency level. Upon completion of each box, workers will affix their assigned numeric identification sticker to the box, take the packed box to the crate shed for inspection, receive credit on their assigned numeric sticker, and receive a new box with containers. Any containers that are over or under packed, or consist of unmarketable fruit, will be returned to the worker for repacking. Upon completion of an assigned row, workers will move to the next vacant row to be picked. Workers are expected to meet the employer's established production and quality standards. Failure to do so may result in corrective action consistent with the employer's policies.

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Last updated: October 7, 2026