This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145143 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, sugarbeets, wheat and livestock.
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 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; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriaterestrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excessgrowth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks;transport crops from field to storage and/or to market; hoist/stackbales of hay onto
wagon/truck; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course ofperforming duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be askedto transport other farm workers.
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, repairand replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using handtools;
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 Harvesting of Sugar Beets will include thefollowing:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocksfrom rows in front of harvesting equipment.
Duties related to the production of Livestock will include thefollowing: check physical characteristics, observe general condition oflivestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detectillness/injury/disease,
rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time and assistin delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/orinsecticides; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distributefeed/water; herd
livestock; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tagand clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/sheds; hoist/stackbales of hay onto wagon/truck.