This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2146932 Dates of Need:3/1/2024-10/31/2024. This job requires a minimum of three (3) months ofgeneral farm labor. The lifting requirement for this position is 60pounds. This application is for general farm labor, irrigation dutiesand harvest duties on a farm that grows onions, alfalfa, vegetables, androw crops.

　　The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due tothe nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops tocustomers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more ordifferent hours than those listed. A worker may be offered more than thespecified hours of work, however, the worker will not be required towork for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or onthe workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required.Employer-paid drug test is required if a worker has an accident at work.

　　Irrigation duties

　　Hand lines:

　　1.Connect pipes

　　2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution

　　3.Attach lines to water supply

　　4.Turn on pump

　　5.Turn valves to start flow of water

　　6.Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specifiedintervals,

　　7.Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields wheremud may be deep at times

　　8.Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on asustained basis.

　　Flood Irrigation:

　　1.Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water toflow into bordered section of field

　　2.Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches inhigh areas to direct water flow

　　3.Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded

　　4.Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releaseswater flow into reservoir or ditch

　　5.Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water intodesignated areas

　　6.Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments toappropriately channel water

　　7.Mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches,and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and woodenframeworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates.

　　Pivot Irrigation

　　1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system

　　2.Turn on/off pivots

　　3.Learn and master operating a pivot

　　4.If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition

　　5.Roll up/unroll pivot hoses

　　6.Unplug plugged up nozzles

　　7.Unplug plugged up hoses

　　8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses

　　9.Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level

　　Drip Irrigation:

　　Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in fields during thegrowing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair drip systemdaily.

　　Other Irrigation Duties:

　　1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place inpredetermined patterns in fields

　　2.Lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler headsand drive chains using hand tools

　　3.Observe Revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation anduniform distribution of water

　　4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines afterirrigation season.

　　5.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-inchpipe per hour under normal working conditions.

　　Planting

　　1. Field maintenance and weeding using hands, machinery, and sprayers

　　2. Loading seed into planters

　　3. Walking behind planters to insure proper procedure

　　Onion Harvest

　　1.Culling onions

　　2.Riding on harvester

　　3.Binning onions during the harvest/unloading process

　　4.Maintenance of bins and transport of bins to appropriate storagefacilities

　　Other Duties May Include:

　　1.Operate or maintain eq ipment used in agricultural production andfield preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers,non-CDL, farm-exempt trucks and trailers, and other commonly usedequipment in agriculture.

　　2.Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and trailers in the fields.

　　3.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors sprayers.

　　4.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus andweed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.

　　5.Assist in planting, weeding and harvesting crops.

　　6.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields andclean/maintain farm buildings, onion packing facility, structures,equipment, and work areas.

　　7.Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.

　　8.Clean and repair irrigation ditches.

　　9.Assist in placing and moving bee boards.

　　10.Pest management in fields and farm areas.

　　11.Those who possess a valid driver\'s license may transport equipment,supplies, crops and workers.