This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145231 Dates of Need:3/1/2024-11/15/2024. Applicants must have 3 months experience withequipment operation, farm & irrigation work. To meet minimum acceptableperformance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 dayconditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normalworking conditions.

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of alfalfa, wheat straw, and triticale. The majority of thework activities during the overall contract period, however, will berelated to agricultural equipment operation.

　　General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: carry outcrew lead tasks as directed by employer/foreman/supervisor; 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 farmmachinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriaterestrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excessgrowth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;paint/repair/maintain farm structures; maintain/repair fencing; performgeneral cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Agexempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks to transport crops to onsite facilities;operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course ofperforming duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be askedto transport other farm workers.

　　Irrigation duties will include the following:

　　Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for properwater distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn valves to startflow 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.

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

　　Pivots: operate, maintain and repair system.

　　Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust,repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains usinghand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

　　To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, theworker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of atleast 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.

　　Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by thefarm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must performrequired duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, andfollow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The workerwill be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipmentbefore new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doorsand entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmentalconditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certainseasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighingup to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.

　　The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must beperformed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, towork the minimum number of hours indicated in the job description. Theworker may be offered more than the specified hours per day but is onlyrequired to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, butwill not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federalholidays.

　　Job duties will require straight and split shifts as well as shiftsspanning two calendar days due to crop and irrigation demands. Workhours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will beavailable due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of thecropping program.