This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2139658 Dates of need are
02/25/2024 through 11/15/2024. This order is for work in the Ellis 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. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties
related to the production of wheat and seed potatoes. 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 animals and excess growth from crops or
farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm structures;
replace/repair fencing including manually digging post holes; 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. Pivots: push on switch that activates circle
sprinkler system; manually dig trench for underground electrical wiring
for pivots, cameras and broken risers on mainline; remove/replace pivot
tires, gear boxes, u joints and center drives. 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; check oil drips on
pumps; clean rotating screens. 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 Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will
include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the
employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into
sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections;
push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine to insure proper
movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and
foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup; bagging of cut
seed in 50 lb. bags; cut potatoes by hand and plant; plant tissue
cultured plantlets in greenhouse; haul in dirt and remove at end of
season-by hand. Duties related to the Rouging of Potatoes will include
the following: walking through large fields to identify, remove and
dispose of abnormal vines/tubers. Will carry/use shovel to dig
undesirable plants. Duties related to the Packing of Produce will
include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the
employer to: sort produce according to grade, color and size; discard
diseased/rotting/inferior product and fore gn matter; cleanup around
conveyors and worksite; place produce in containers or on designated
conveyors; select cappers