This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2154578
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are
3/21/2024-11/15/2024. This order is for work in Burley, Idaho 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 6:00 to 10:00
AM and 3:30 to 7:30 PM. As well as evening and/or night shifts spanning
two calendar days due to crop demands. Worker will be required to
perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes,
wheat, beans, hay, parsnips, triticale, sugar beets and corn. The
majority of the work activities during the overall contract period,
however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop
production. 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 by pulling/hoeing/mowing/ spraying
weeds, grass and other noxious vegetation; remove rocks/clods from
fields only; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; replace/repair
fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload
trucks/pickups; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course
of performing duties; operate loaders, 10 wheel trucks and semi trucks.
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; load pipe onto designated
pipe trailers. 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; service gear boxes,
motors and tires. Flood Irrigation: shovel and pack dirt in low spots of
embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; 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. Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting
of Seed Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as
instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: place potatoes
on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; pus button to start
machinery; general cleanup. Duties related to the Packing of Produce
will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the
employer to: sort produce according to grade, color and size; cleanup
around conveyors and worksite. Duties related to the Harvesting of
Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed
by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting
equipment; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions;
aid operator in correct machine performance; assist with equipment and
air pipes inside potato cellar