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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 Fairfield, Idaho area. Job duties may require split, evening and/ornight shifts spanning two calendar days due to crop demands. Worker willbe required to perform a variety of duties related to the production ofalfalfa, barley, grass, straw, and winter wheat. The majority of thework activities during the overall contract period, however, will berelated to general farm work/irrigation/crop production. General FarmWork 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 mechanicaladjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spraychemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farmstructures; replace/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farmareas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties; assist in proper proceduresto maintain organic certification. 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 100 pounds on asustained basis; generate lists to keep irrigation supplies stocked.Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals; replace and repair engines onwheel line movers; check and refill oil in all movers and pumps. Pivots:push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; program/maintainpivot; change tires; hauling/loading/unloading sand /gravel for properpivot operation Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines fromstorage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields;lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads anddrive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjustto ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water;disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines afterirrigation season; recognize/apply proper watering requirements. 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