Agricultural Equipment Operator

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Agricultural Equipment Operator

  • DONATO FARMS INC
  • Posted 2 weeks ago
  • Location: MODENA, NY, 12548
  • Salary: $18.75 per hour

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jun 24, 2026
  • Application Due: Dec 15, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Seasonal
  • Language: english
  • Views: 1

Company Overview

  • Employer: DONATO FARMS INC
  • Location: MODENA, NY, US

Job Description

Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer?s fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license.
Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria:
1.) confirm ability, availability, qualifications and willingness to perform work described and confirm intuition to work the entire season
2) local workers confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non-local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work
3) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, condition, and nature of work-job by local employment staff
4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below.
The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with
notification to the employment service if the employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that the employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers.
Must have a minimum of 3 months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order. Manually prune, plant, cultivate & harvest tree fruit & field crops, including apples, peaches, berries, cantaloupes & tomatoes. Use hand tools, such as shovels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Mixing/transporting chemicals, fertilize, tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, and pruning crops. Packing in the warehouse. Set up irrigation equipment and participate in irrigation activities. Construct trellises and repair fences. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, for plowing, fertilizing and spraying crops. Harvest fruits & vegetables by hand, being able to use ladders up to 16, and weighing about 2 lbs per foot and buckets in excess of 75 lbs. A minimum productivity standard applies; 80 bu boxes of fresh market apples per day. Fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Bruising, not to exceed 4%. Employer will allow 4 days for training for workers to reach production standards. While working in the field, all cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to the health & safety concerns, workers must understand basic instructions in English.

Employment period: Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: in office
  • Work hours: 40 hours per week
  • Salary range: $18.75 - $18.75
  • Postal code: 12548

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