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Idaho Department of Labor Equipment Operator/Farm Worker/Irrigator in BLACKFOOT, Idaho

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2153382 Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of wheat and potatoes. The majority of

the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to agricultural equipment operation.

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;

perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks;

workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.

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.

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

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