This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145138 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of grain,alfalfa, and potatoes. The majority of the work activities during theoverall contract period, however, will be related to agricultural

　　equipment operation. General Farm Work will include the followingresponsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize,and harvest crops; make minor mechanical

　　adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; 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 Ag exempt,non-CDL semi/10-wheel/2-3 axle trucks; operate telehandler with balefork; manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms onmachinery;

　　report truck problems to farm mechanic; operate vehicle, motor bike, orall-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workerspossessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farmworkers.

　　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 on pump; turnvalves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes acrossfields at

　　specified 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 proper operation anduniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

　　Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include thefollowing: use knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes onmachine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to startmachinery; tend/monitor

　　machine to ensure proper movement of product; discarddiseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; reportmalfunctions; general cleanup. Duties related to the Harvesting ofPotatoes will include the following: remove rocks from rows in front ofharvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks, andforeign matter; alert equipment operator of equipmentclogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.