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Company Overview 

Who is Costa Farms? We’re one of the world’s largest horticultural growers—but without an ego to match our acreage. Our headquarters are in Miami, Florida, where we were founded in 1961. Costa Farms started on just 30 acres, and over the last 60 years, we’ve grown to more than 5,000 acres around the world. We have farms in North and South Carolina, Central and South Florida, and the Dominican Republic, plus an office in China. Costa Farms now employs nearly 6,000 engineers, marketers, accountants/analysts, human resources professionals, and of course, growers and plant scientists!  

Here at Costa Farms, we live by the values of H3: being Humble, staying Hungry, and always Hustling. The team rallies to the mission of being a lean, green, growing machine dedicated to enriching the world by bringing plants into everyone’s life.  

True to that mission, we grow more than 1,500 plant varieties. Driven by the spirit of innovation, the team is always testing new plants and developing new solutions to make it easier for retailers and plant parents to enjoy plants. We’re also continuously testing different ways of growing our plants to increase quality and improve their ecological footprint as one aspect of our many sustainability efforts.   

We cultivate plants, as well as a winning culture. Join the team, and you’ll find opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll collaborate with other driven, determined people who together keep Costa Farms an industry leader. You’ll support and be supported by a team that cares about each other, our customers, our consumers, and our community.    

You’ll also find right away that Costa Farms is committed to providing a diverse environment. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, military status, marital status or veteran status, or any other group status protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Job Description

The Over-the-Road Tractor Driver at Costa Carolina, our operating unit in Leicester, NC is responsible for repositioning company owned equipment across locations within farms (intra-farm), and movements between farm locations (inter-farm). The position will be responsible for moving trailers with hard-goods, live-goods, and empty trailers. The position requires some loading/off-loading assistance.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Read/analyze reports & print outs
• Supply material requirements to the dock in a daily basis
• Load/offload rolling racks from/to the dock
• Monitor and report to supervisor material requirements for the area
• Organize buffer materials/finish product area
• Realize clean task on the area
• Paint and apply maintenance task on the area
• Responsible for operation of company owned and leased/rented Semi Tractor
• Support all shipping process whenever is needed
• Break down racks when needed

 Qualifications & Skills:

• Good Communication skills.
• Works well under pressure
• Being able to follow precise instructions.
• Having documenting skills.
• Being physically fit.
• CDL Required
• Team player
• Seasonal position; March through end of May

All applicants must be work-authorized.

Costa Farms will not sponsor any visa for this position.

After applying, follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date on what’s happening around Costa Farms and to start becoming part of our family. Come Grow with Us™!

Costa Farms offers competitive wages and benefits, including:  

• 401(k) Plan  
• Company 401(k) Matching Contributions  
• Health Savings Account  
• Care on Demand Telemedicine  
• Health Insurance  
• Dental Insurance  
• Vision Insurance  
• Supplemental Insurance (Aflac)  
• Virtual workplace for certain roles  
• Growth Opportunities  
• Challenging and exciting work environment  
• Costa Farms Scholarship  
• Employee discounts on plants  

Costa Farms headquarters also has:  

• On-site gym with showers  
• On-site cafeteria, quiet room, and indoor games  
• Love Where You Work activities throughout the year 

This organization participates in E-Verify

• E-Verify Notice of Participation / E-Verify Aviso de Participación (English/Español)
• E-Verify Right to Work Poster / E-Verify Cartel Derecho a Trabajar (English/Español)