This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2153333 Dates of need are
03/15/2024 to 11/15/2024. This order is for work in the Idaho Falls,
Idaho area. Applicant must have 3 months experience as a general farm
worker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of the
reference who has first-hand knowledge and can verify the worker\'s
experience. Job Specifications: Job duties may require a split and/or
evening shift due to crop demands. Worker will be required to perform a
variety of duties related to the production of potatoes and barley. 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
farm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup 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.
Flood Irrigation: shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build
embankments to appropriately channel water. 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. Duties related to the Harvesting of
Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed
by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting
equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter;
alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid
operator in correct machine performance.