This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148392 Dates of need are03/15/2024 to 11/01/2024. This order is for work in the Terreton, Idahoarea. Applicant must have 20 days experience as a general farmworker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of thereference who has firsthand knowledge and can verify the worker\'sexperience. Job Specifications: Job duties may require a night shiftspanning two calendar days due to crop demands. Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes,hay, grain and cattle. The majority of the work activities during theoverall contract period, however, will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work will include thefollowing responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilizeand harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farmmachinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriaterestrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excessgrowth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repairfarm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farmareas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties. Irrigation duties willinclude the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment ofpipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to watersupply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemblelines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipesthrough freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may bedeep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines andoperate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system. FloodIrrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipepermitting water to flow into bordered section of field; shovel and packdirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to directwater flow; close gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded;open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases waterflow into reservoir or ditch; siphon water from flooded reservoir orditch to channel water into designated areas; shovel or hoe soil toclear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channelwater; mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes,ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, andwooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates. 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: check physical characteristics,observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care;examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain orto determine delivery time, assist in delivery; apply or administermedications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives andfeed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipmen tohaul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls;clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand,clip/tag and clamp livestock; maintain records on animals; hoist/stackbales of hay onto wagon/truck. Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting ofSeed Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques asinstructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife tocut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoesinto sections; push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine toensure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferiorproduct and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup. Dutiesrelated to the Packing of Produce will include the following: Will applytechniques as instructed by the employer to: sort produce according tograde, color and size; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product andforeign matter; cleanup around conveyors and worksite; place produce incontainers or on designated conveyors; select cappers. Duties related tothe Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following: Will applytechniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows infront of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocksand foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipmentclogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance. Youmust be able to lift 100 pounds.