This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2154590 Dates of Need:3/29/2024-5/31/2024. Applicants must have 20 days experience withfarm/irrigation work. To meet minimum acceptable performance standardswhen irrigating, the worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period,move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 4440-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal workingconditions.

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of potatoes and corn.

　　The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period,however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/cropproduction.

　　General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: makeminor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; removeundesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds;maintain/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; workerspossessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farmworkers.

　　Irrigation duties will include the following:

　　Solid Set Pipe: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust forproper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; 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.

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

　　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 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 to work theminimum number of hours indicated in the application. The worker may beoffered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required towork the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not berequired, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays.

　　Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work willbe available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of thecropping program.