This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2155816 Date of seasonal job is4/1/2024 - 10/30/2024.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities:
maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipmentto till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/orspray
chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;replace/repair
fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unloadtrucks; drive, load/unload 10 wheel and/or semi-trucks and 2 or 3 axletrucks; backup trucks in tight maneuvering conditions; climb in and outof tall trucks
and various truck beds and or trailers several times a day; operatetelehandler with bale fork; operate tractors/ trucks to load/unloadproducts; work with augers, gas motors, generators, and electricalcords; watch gauges,
dials, or other indicators to make sure machine is working properly;adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions; keeptrucks in working order by performing small repairs and conducting dailygeneral
maintenance duties on mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment;report truck problems to farm mechanic; operate vehicle, motor bike, orall-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; transport cropsto market.
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,repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains usinghand tools;
observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation anduniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.