This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148371 Dates of need are03/01/2024 to 11/15/2024. This order is for work in the Ashton, Idahoarea. 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: Worker will be required to perform avariety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, barley, wheat,potatoes, and cattle. The majority of the work activities during theoverall 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, 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; paint/repairfarm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farmareas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties. Irrigation duties willinclude the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment ofpipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to watersupply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemblelines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipesthrough freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may bedeep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines andoperate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system. FloodIrrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipepermitting water to flow into bordered section of field; shovel and packdirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to directwater flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded;open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases waterflow into reservoir or ditch; shovel or hoe soil to clearditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water;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. Other Irrigation Duties:remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predeterminedpatterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such assprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolvingsprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniformdistribution of water; disassemble, service and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season; turn off pump tocomplete an irrigation cycle. 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 production of Livestock will includethe following: check physical characteristics, observe general conditionof livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detectillness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine deliverytime, assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccinesand/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; placemineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herdlivestock; confine livestock in stalls; clean/disinfect livestockcorrals stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamplivestock; maintain records on animals; hoist/stack bales of hay ontowagon/truck. Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes willinclude the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by theemployer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato intosections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections;push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine to insure propermovement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product andforeign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup; mix chemicals toapply to cut seed potatoes. Duties related to the Packing of Producewill include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by theemployer to: sort produce according to grade, color and size; discarddiseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; cleanup aroundconveyors and worksite; place produce in containers or on designatedconveyors. Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include thefollowing: 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.