This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145140 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, grain,sugar beets, potatoes, and sheep. The majority of the work activitiesduring the overall contract period, however, will be related to generalfarm work/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work will include thefollowing responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize,and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farmmachinery; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;maintain/repair fences; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks;transport crops to/from market/storage; operate vehicle, transport cropsfrom field to storage and/or to market, motor bike, or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing theproper licensure may be asked to 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 irrigatedcrops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift andcarry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustainedbasis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to movelines across fields at specified intervals. Pivots: operate, maintainand repair system. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel linesfrom storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields;lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads anddrive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjustto ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water;disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines afterirrigation season. Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of SeedPotatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructedby the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potatointo sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes intosections; push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine toinsure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferiorproduct and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup.

　　Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:

　　Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocksfrom rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rottingproduct, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipmentclogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance;install ventilation pipe inside cellar; install/remove conveyor tables;shovel dirt and push wheelbarrow in cellar yard; operate potato piler.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 offspringdelivery time; assist in

　　delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides;mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; driveequipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confinelivestock in stalls; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand,clip/tag and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/sheds;hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck