This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2182390
Dates of Need: 5/1/2024-11/1/2024. Job entails work on a row crop farm.
Row Crop Vegetables: Plant, maintain and harvest row crop vegetables
such as beans, corn, carrots, carrots seed, onions, peppers, lettuce
seed, beets, zucchini, squash, watermelon, tomatoes, eggplant, pumpkins,
flowers, broccoli, cauliflower and cucumber and berries by machine, hand
or using a knife, according to method appropriate for type of vegetable.
Ascertains picking assignment from supervisor and places work aids, such
as bucket, bins and tie wires, in assigned area. Picks vegetable from
plant or soil or cuts vegetable from stem or root. Puts vegetable in
container or lays bunches of vegetables along row for collection.
Carries containers or armloads of bunched vegetables to collection
point. Loads vegetables on to trucks. Also includes wheat and hay
harvest duties.
Irrigation duties\
Hand lines:\
1.Connect pipes\
2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution\
3.Attach lines to water supply\
4.Turn on pump\
5.Turn valves to start flow of water\
6.Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified
intervals,\
7.Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where
mud may be deep at times\
8.Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a
sustained basis\
Flood Irrigation:\
1.Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to
flow into bordered section of field\
2.Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches in
high areas to direct water flow\
3.Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded\
4.Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases
water flow into reservoir or ditch\
5.Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into
designated areas\
6.Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to
appropriately channel water\
7.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.\
Pivot Irrigation\
1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system\
2.Turn on/off pivots\
3.Learn and master operating a pivot\
4.If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition\
5.Roll up/unroll pivot hoses\
6.Unplug plugged up nozzles\
7.Unplug plugged up hoses\
8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses\
9.Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level\
Drip Irrigation: Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in
fields during the growing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair
drip system daily.
Other Irrigation Duties:\
1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in
predetermined patterns in fields\
2.Lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads
and drive chains using hand tools\
3.Observe Revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and
uniform distribution of water\
4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines after
irrigation season.\
5.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 of4-inch
pipe per hour under normal working conditions.\
Planting\
1. Field maintenance and weeding using hands, machinery, and sprayers\
2. Loading seed into planters\
3. Walking behind planters to insure proper procedure\
Onion Harvest\
1.Culling onions\
2.Riding on harvester\
3.Binning onions during the harvest/unloading process\
4.Maintenance of bins and transport of bins to appropriate storage
facilities\
Other Duties May Include:\
1.Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and
field preparation such as tractor , irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers,
trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.\
2.Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and trailers in the fields.\
3.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors sprayers.\
4.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and
weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.\
5.Assist in weeding crops.\
6.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and
clean/maintain farm buildings, onion packing facility, structures,
equipment, and work areas.\
7.Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.\
8.Clean and repair irrigation ditches.\
9.Pest management in fields and farm areas.\
10.Those who possess a valid drivers license may transport equipment,
crops and workers.
Workers job duties may require split shifts (e.g., 5:00 am to 10:00am
and 5:00pm to 8:00pm), as well as night shifts due to crop demands. Work
hours may vary were there are periods when extra hours are offered and
periods of reduced hours are available due to weather, crop conditions,
and time of year. The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work
schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement
to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to
work more or different hours than those listed.\