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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2149978
Dates of need are 3/15/2024 -11/15/2024 This order is for work in Twin Falls, Idaho area.
Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days experience as a general farm worker/irrigator/livestock workerand 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 alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats,
potatoes, and corn. 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; 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; 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.
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