This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2153044
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are
03/21/2024-12/15/2024. 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 Drug Screen Driver
Requirements Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties
related to the production of beans, grain, hay and sugar beets. 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; remove undesirable and excess
growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm
structures; replace/repair fencing; 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.
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system. Flood
Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe
permitting water to flow into bordered section of field; shovel and pack
dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct
water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded;
open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water
flow into reservoir or ditch; siphon water from flooded reservoir or
ditch to channel water into designated areas; 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; observe
revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform
distribution of water; 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.