This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2160876
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of alfalfa, corn, dry beans, sugar beets and wheat.
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are
04/04/2024 to 11/15/2024. This order is for work in the Mini-Cassia
area. Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days experience as a general farm
worker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of the
reference who has first hand knowledge and can verify the workers
experience. Job Duties may require a split shift, such as 5:30 to 9:30
AM and 4:00 to 8:00 PM Lifting requirement of 100 lbs 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; may mix and/or spray
chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if
applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm
grounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm structures; perform general
clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or
all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties. 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. Wheel lines: start
gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at
specified intervals; maintain wheel lines to keep straight. Pivots:
repair tires/gear boxes and general maintenance; push on switch that
activates circle sprinkler system. Flood Irrigation: open gate or
connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into
reservoir or ditch; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and
build embankments to appropriately channel water; mix and apply proper
solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and
make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and
ditch valves and gates. Other Irrigation Duties: 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; operate pipe press in repairing
aluminum pipes; assist welder in repairing main lines and hand lines;
observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and
uniform distribution of water; repair riser pipes on main line which
includes digging down to main line; disassemble, service and store
pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meet minimum
acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after
a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot
sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour
under normal working conditions.