This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148456 Dates of need are3/15/2024 to 11/15/2024. This order is for work in the Idaho Falls,Idaho area. Applicant must have 20 days experience as a general farmworker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of thereference who has firsthand knowledge and can verify the worker\'sexperience. Job Specifications: Job duties may require a split shift,such as 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 to 5:00 PM. Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa,corn, grains and potatoes. 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: maintain, drive, attach and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, cultivate and harvest crops;make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; removeundesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocksfrom field; paint/repair farm structures; 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. Wheellines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines acrossfields at specified intervals. To meet minimum acceptable performancestandards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioningperiod, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipeor 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal workingconditions. Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will includethe following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to:remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discarddiseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipmentoperator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correctmachine performance. Must be able to lift 100 pounds at times.