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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 (3/1/2024 10/15/2024) This order is for workin Eden, Idaho area. Worker will be required to perform a variety ofduties related to the production of corn, alfalfa, wheat and cattle. Themajority 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 followingresponsibilities: 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;replace/repair/weld fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas;drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle inthe course 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. Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinklersystem; maintain and operate center pivots. Flood Irrigation: shovel andpack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas todirect water flow; open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe systemthat releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; 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; use gated pipe togravity irrigate; open ditch irrigation. To meet minimum acceptableperformance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 dayconditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normalworking conditions. Duties related to the production of Livestock willinclude the following: mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock;hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.