This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2162504 Dates of need are
04/02/2024 - 11/1/2024. This order is for work in the Teton City, 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 firsthand knowledge and can verify the worker\'s
experience. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties
related to the production of potatoes and barley. 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.