This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2164164 Dates of Need:
4/22/2024-12/1/2024. Applicants must have 3 months experience with
equipment operation, farm & irrigation work. 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.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of alfalfa, wheat straw, and triticale. 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: carry out
crew lead tasks as directed by employer/foreman/supervisor; 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/repair/maintain farm structures; maintain/repair fencing; perform
general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag
exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks to transport crops to onsite facilities;
operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of
performing duties; 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 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: operate, maintain and repair 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.
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.
Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the
farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform
required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and
follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker
will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment
before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors
and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental
conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain
seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing
up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.
The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be
performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to
work the minimum number of hours indicated in the job description. The
worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day but is only
required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but
will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal
holidays.
Job duties will require straight and split shifts as well as shifts
spanning two calendar days due to crop and irrigation demands. Work
hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be
available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the
cropping program.