This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2142357 Dates of Need: 2/25/2024-10/30/2024. Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation work. The name, address and/or telephone number of at least one reference who has first-hand knowledge and can verify the worker\'s experience and performance will be required. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving on public roads may be required. 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.

Job Duties may require a split shift. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of bean seed, corn seed, dry storage onions, pea seed, mint and wheat. 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; general knowledge/experience with GPS/Radar; 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 clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; husk/shell/de-tassel corn; 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: 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; drip tape set up and maintenance/installation/operation with extraction and storage; 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.

Duti s related to the Harvesting of Onions 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; move onions at end of rows; move onions from tractor rows and place back into harvest table/onion rows; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.

Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker

must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or

supervisor.

The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided.

Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in

fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.

The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.

The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in job listing. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be require