Tractor Driver

ASR Group • Belle Glade, FL

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Florida Crystals Corporation is a fully integrated cane sugar company. Florida Crystals regeneratively farms sugarcane and rice in South Florida, where it owns two sugar mills, a sugar refinery, a packaging and distribution center, Florida's only rice mill, a compost facility, and one of the largest renewable power plants of its kind in the U.S., which uses sugarcane fiber to generate eco-friendly energy that powers its sugar operations. Florida Crystals owns one of the largest Regenerative Organic Certified® farms in the U.S. and its Florida Crystals® products are the only ROC™ sugar grown and milled sugar in the country. Florida Crystals owns ASR Group International, Inc., a holding company that conducts operations through its subsidiaries. The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. Florida Crystals is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn more at www.FloridaCrystalsCorp.com . OVERVIEW Primary responsibility will be to operate tractors, implements, and other farm machinery; Operator will also sometimes perform general fieldwork related to our operations. Participation in trainings, workshops and staff meetings related to farm operations. Operate tractors and equipment safely and effectively .

Requirements

• Knowledge of machines, tools, and relevant equipment.
• Knowledge of processes and procedure in farming.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the farming.
• Controlling operations of equipment.
• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while operating equipment.
• The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The ability to see details at a distance.
• The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are looking ahead.
• The ability to see under low light conditions.
• Experience of ploughing, drilling, harvesting (including combining), fertilizing (including relevant record keeping).
• Must be able to work on own initiative and pay attention to detail.
• Valid driving license.
• Pass Background check
• Pass Physical and drug test

Responsibilities

• Operate tractors, implements, and other farm machinery
• Perform general fieldwork related to our operations
• Participation in trainings, workshops and staff meetings related to farm operations
• Operate tractors and equipment safely and effectively
• Operate agricultural machinery including tractors, combines, and irrigation systems
• Conduct daily equipment inspections to verify proper functioning and inform the supervisor of any issues identified
• Walk besides or ride on planting machines while in the mechanical planters at specified intervals
• Adjust farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions
• Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, using bolts and hand tools
• Operate equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines and irrigation equipment
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunction

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed