This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2179001
Dates of Need: 5/9/2024-11/15/2024. Applicants must have 1 month of
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. Applicants must be insurable
under the employer\'s current truck & auto insurance policy. 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 corn, wheat, hay and clover. 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; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm
grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;
perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks
and Ag exempt, non CDL semi/10-wheel trucks; transport crops from field
to storage and/or market; 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.\
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.
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.
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 listing. 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/he Sabbath and/or on Federal
holidays.