This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148448 Dates of Need:3/15/2024-11/15/2024

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of sugar beets, potatoes, barley, alfalfa, corn, dry beansand wheat. The majority of the work activities during the overallcontract period, however, will be related to general

　　farm work/irrigation/crop production.

　　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/if applicable); removeundesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocksfrom field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform generalcleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload Ag

　　exempt, non CDL 10-wheel trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties; pick up and transportseed/supplies from seller to farm; transport crops to/frommarket/storage; workers possessing the proper 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 proper water distribution; attachlines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water;disassemble lines and carry pipes across

　　fields 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 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, repairand replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using handtools; observe revolving sprinklers and

　　adjust to 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 Seed Potatoes will include thefollowing: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cutand sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; placepotatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into

　　sections; push button to start machinery;

　　tend/monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product; discarddiseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; reportmalfunctions;

　　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