Farm Mechanic en Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

Description

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: This position will be responsible for repairing, troubleshooting, and maintaining all farm equipment, which includes, but is not limited to tractors, combines, power units and anything with a combustion motor. In addition, fabricate equipment to fit specific needs, when needed. Must be flexible and flow with a constantly changing work environment and have your own tools.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair all tractors, sugar cane harvest equipment, rice equipment and any other equipment in the Agriculture Department’s field and shop operations.
• Safely and correctly repair equipment including but not limited to cane elevators, cane harvesters, tractors, air compressors, and any equipment utilized in support of agriculture.
• Responsible for inspecting, diagnosis of equipment failure, timed repairs, oversee the operation of numerous lifting devices to include proper rigging procedures.
• Completion of project work, performs related work such as flame cutting, bending, forming, beveling, notching of metal, performs all work within Standard Repair Times (SRTs), works from prints, drawings, and verbal instructions, performs standard layouts and set-ups of dimensions and tolerances, utilizes standard shop hand tools, measuring devices, and equipment, performs other maintenance-related work as required.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate / OSHA Standards and perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Will be provided a service wagon with crane, air compressor, oxy/acetylene bottles, and cabinets for tools.
• Performs other related projects and assignments as business dictates.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

•    Must have high mechanical aptitude and experience in repairing harvesting equipment. 
•    Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to comprehend and convey mechanical information.
•    Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
•    Must be able to read manuals, blueprints, schematics, and diagrams.  
•    Must have own set of tools.
•    Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills.
•    Ability to adapt quickly to a multicultural environment.
•    Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
•    Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
•    Bilingual and Biliterate – English and Spanish, preferred.
 

LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Regular Class “E” Driver’s License
• ASE Certified (preferred)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma (or GED) mechanically inclined at least three (3) to five (5) years of mechanical experience mobile equipment, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of agricultural equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Regular attendance is required during your scheduled shift.
• Must be able to work in hot, cold, wet, humid, dusty, and foggy working conditions depending on weather.
• Sitting, Walking, Standing, Kneeling, Crawling, Climbing, and Reaching
• Lifting occasionally up to 50 pounds.

FIRST-CLASS BENEFITS: We offer a suite of benefits, including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, vision
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
• Employee assistance program – offers confidential counseling and support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, jury duty)
• 401(k) program with highly competitive match
• Tuition reimbursement

COMPANY VISION:

SCGC’s vision is to deliver the greatest value to our member-growers and employees by being an industry leader in all we do. We are passionate about our vision, and we are looking for others that are equally as passionate.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (SCGC) is comprised of mostly family-owned grower-members who produce approximately 4 million tons of sugarcane yielding approximately 400,000 tons of raw sugar and 20 million gallons of molasses, grown on over roughly 75,000 acres of land primarily in Palm Beach County, Florida. With over 500 employees, the Cooperative is responsible for the mechanical harvest of sugarcane per annum, and then processing and marketing the sugar, molasses and other by-products. Learn more at https://www.scgc.org.

In addition to our core business, SCGC, along with its partner Florida Crystals Corporation, own and operate the world’s largest cane sugar refining company ASR Group International (ASR). ASR owns nine sugar refineries and two raw sugar mills in seven countries with the capacity to produce more than 6 million tons of refined sugar annually. The company produces a full line of consumer, industrial specialty and food service products under various prestigious brand names including Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®. Learn more at https://www.asr-group.com.

In 2018, SCGC, Florida Crystals Corporation and ASR Group founded and launched Tellus Products. Tellus is an innovative packaging company that upcycles our left-over sugarcane fiber and converts it to sustainable tableware and foodservice products, including plates, bowls and take-out containers that compost back to soil in less than 75 days. Learn more at https://www.tellusproducts.com.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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