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　　Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Applicants must have 20days experience with Farm / Irrigation / Livestock work. Applicantshired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving onpublic roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100pounds. Dates of need are (3/21/2024 12/1/2024) This order is for workin Bellevue, Idaho area. Worker will be required to perform a variety ofduties related to the production of alfalfa, barley, cattle. Themajority 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 followingresponsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilizeand harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farmmachinery; paint/repair farm structures; replace/repair fencing; performgeneral cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motorbike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties.Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes;check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attachlines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water;disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals;move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields wheremud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighingapproximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: startgasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields atspecified intervals: repair starter recoil on motors. Pivots: push onswitch that activates circle sprinkler system: maintain and change pivottires. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigationditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field;shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in highareas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when borderedsection is flooded; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows andbuild embankments to appropriately channel water. Other IrrigationDuties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place inpredetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replaceparts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observerevolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniformdistribution of water; disassemble, service and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meet minimumacceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, aftera 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-footsections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hourunder normal working conditions. Duties related to the production oflivestock will include the following: check physical characteristics,observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care;apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mixfeed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; driveequipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confinelivestock in stalls; clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds;dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock; maintain records onanimals; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck