This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2157108
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Applicants must have 20
days experience with Farm / Irrigation / Livestock work. Applicants
hired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving on
public roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100
pounds. Dates of need are (4/1/2024 12/1/2024). This order is for work
in Gooding, Idaho area. Worker will be required to perform a variety of
duties related to the production of corn, hay and potatoes. 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; may mix and/or spray
chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive
use laws, when/if applicable); 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.
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