This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2142353 Dates of Need:
3/1/2024-12/15/2024. Applicants must have 20 days experience with
farm/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one
reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired
must be able to obtain a valid drivers license as driving on public
roads may be required. 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.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of alfalfa, cereal grains, corn, corn silage, and beef
cattle. 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; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;
maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas;
transport crops from field to storage and/or to market; drive,
load/unload Ag exempt, non CDL semi/10- wheel trucks; operate vehicle,
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.
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.
Occasional duties related to the production of Livestock will include
the following: apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or
insecticides; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls;
clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay
onto wagon/truck.
The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up 100
pounds in the course of performing required activities. Job d ties may
occasionally require shifts spanning two calendar days. 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.
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 listings. 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 may occasionally require shifts spanning two calendar days.
Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little orno work will
be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the
cropping program.