This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2140274
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are
2/15/2024-11/30/2024. This order is for work in Rupert, Idaho area.
Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days 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 workers
experience. Job duties may require split and/or night shifts spanning
two calendar days due to crop and/or livestock demands. Worker will be
required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of
corn, alfalfa, grass, grain, and livestock. 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;
replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,
load/unload 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. Pivots:
operate, maintain and repair system. 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. 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 production of livestock will include the following:
assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or
insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral
blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock;
confine livestock in stalls; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate,
brand, clip/ta and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock
stalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck