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Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Applicants must have 20days experience with Farm / Irrigation / Livestock work. Applicantshired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving onpublic roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100pounds. Dates of need are (3/15/2024 11/15/2024). This order is for workin Jerome, Idaho area. Job duties may require a split shift, such as6:00 to 10:00 AM and 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Worker will be required to performa variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, barley, wheat,sugar beets, and beef cattle. The majority of the work activities duringthe overall contract period, however, will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work will include thefollowing responsibilities: remove undesirable and excess growth fromcrops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; replace/repair fencing;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks;operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performingduties. Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines:connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper waterdistribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves tostart flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields atspecified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/orplowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipesections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. OtherIrrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repairand replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using handtools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meetminimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the workermust, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 4840-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipeper hour under normal working conditions. Duties related to theproduction of Livestock will include the following: observe generalcondition of livestock and notify employer; sort calves.