This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2151743 Dates of need:3/15/2024-11/15/2024. Rupert, Paul Idaho area.

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of barley, sugar beets and wheat.

　　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 following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor

　　mechanical 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 farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm structures;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucksand Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks; transport crops to

　　market; 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

　　across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshlyirrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times;lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a

　　sustained basis.

　　Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals; change pipe on wheel lines;straighten wheel lines; keep wheel lines on same track.

　　Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; changetires/gear boxes; shovel mud from pivot ruts.

　　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 hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensureproper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, serviceand store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season