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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 drivers license as driving onpublic roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100pounds. Dates of need are (3/14/2024 12/1/2024) This order is for workin Twin Falls, Idaho area. Job duties may require split and/or eveningshifts due to crop demands. Worker will be required to perform a varietyof duties related to the production of alfalfa, corn, beans, barley andwheat. The majority of the work activities during the overall contractperiod, 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 tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove undesirableand excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;paint/repair farm structures; perform general clean up of farm areas;drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle inthe course of performing duties. Irrigation duties will include thefollowing: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjustfor proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn onpump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carrypipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshlyirrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times;lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on asustained basis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operatecontrols to move lines across fields at specified intervals. Pivots:push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; repair tires/gearboxes. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigationditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field;shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in highareas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when borderedsection is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe systemthat releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphon water fromflooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas;shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments toappropriately channel water. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheellines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns infields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinklerheads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklersand adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water;disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines afterirrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards whenirrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move anaverage of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-footsections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions