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　　Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Applicants must have 20days experience with Farm / Irrigation / Livestock work. Applicantshired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving onpublic roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100pounds. Dates of need are (3/15/2024 12/15/2024). This order is for workin Eden, Idaho area. Job duties may require split and/or evening shiftsdue to crop demands. Worker will be required to perform a variety ofduties related to the production of safflower, barley, cattle, bison,potatoes, corn, beans, wheat and hay. The majority of the workactivities during the overall contract period, however, will be relatedto general farm work/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work willinclude the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach andoperate farm implements/tractors/equipment to remove undesirable andexcess growth from crops or farm grounds; make minor mechanicaladjustments 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 farm structures;replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in thecourse of performing duties. Irrigation duties will include thefollowing: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjustfor proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn onpump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carrypipes 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 asustained basis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operatecontrols to move lines across fields at specified intervals. Pivots:push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system. Other IrrigationDuties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place inpredetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replaceparts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observerevolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniformdistribution of water; disassemble, service and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meet minimumacceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, aftera 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-footsections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hourunder normal working conditions. Duties related to the production oflivestock will include the following: clean corrals/stalls/sheds;hoist/stack bales of straw onto wagon/truck; spread straw into livestockpens. Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include thefollowing: will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to:remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; alert equipmentoperator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correctmachine performance