This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2154023 Worker will be required
to perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, barley,
wheat, and straw. The majority of the work activities during the overall
contract period, however, will be related to agricultural
equipment operation.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,
drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till
soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor
mechanical
adjustments and repairs on farm machinery and equipment; may mix and/or
spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if
applicable); load sprayers with water and chemicals; spray weeds; remove
undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds by hand or with
shovels, weedwhackers, etc.; remove rocks from field;
paint/repair/maintain farm structures/equipment; perform general cleanup
of farm
areas/buildings/trucks/equipment; swath/rake/bale alfalfa and straw;
stack bales; load/unload bales onto/off trailers/trucks; place tarps on
hay/straw stacks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in
the course of
performing duties; transport garbage to dumpsite; haul and spread gravel
and cinders; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL
semi/10-wheel/2-3 axle trucks; operate wheel loader with bale fork;
operate
tractors/ trucks to load/unload products; adjust the controls of a
machine or a vehicle to exact positions; keep a daily log of products
and vehicle service; keep trucks in working order by performing small
repairs and
conducting daily general maintenance duties on mechanical, safety, and
emergency equipment; report truck problems to farm mechanic; transport
crops to market; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to
transport other farm workers.
Irrigation duties will include the following:
Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper
water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn
valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across
fields at
specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or
plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe
sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis; dig up
mainline with
backhoe and weld/fix pipe; layout new mainline.
Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system to include gear boxes,
tires, drains, end guns, center drives, u-joints, motors, etc.; free
pivots when stuck.
Other Irrigation Duties: move and replace canal bridges; remove
pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined
patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as
sprinkler heads and
drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust
to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water;
disassemble, service, flush, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after
irrigation season.