This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2142988 Dates of Need: 3/1/2024-11/15/2024. Applicants must have 20 days experience with irrigation and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance.

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, beans, corn, wheat, and sunflowers.

The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to irrigation.

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; maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; operate

vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; drive, load/unload farm 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.

Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.

Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system

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.

Job duties may require split shifts such as 7:00 to 10:00 a.m., 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., and/or straight shifts such as 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. depending on crop and irrigation needs. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program.

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 the job order. 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 required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays.