This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2154577 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes,sugar beets, wheat, and corn. The majority of the work activities duringthe overall contract period, however, will be related to general
farm irrigation.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minormechanical
adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spraychemicals (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; fencing;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucksand Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks; husk/shell/de-tassel corn;operate vehicle,
motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties;workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport otherfarm 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,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.
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 ofequipment
clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance