This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145272

　　This position is seasonal and will last from 341/2024 to 11/1/2024.

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of hay, grain, corn, grain seed, and potatoes.

　　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 minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm

　　machinery and irrigation equipment; may mix and/or spray chemicals(according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable);adjust application rates; remove undesirable and excess growth fromcrops or farm grounds; remove rocks from

　　field; paint farm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform generalcleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; transport cropsto/from market/storage; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in thecourse of performing duties.

　　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 acrossfields at specified intervals; move pipes

　　through 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 and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals.

　　Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.Repair/change tires, gearboxes and drivelines. This may include diggingout wheel tracks when a pivot becomes stuck.

　　Flood Irrigation: 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 ordered

　　section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe systemthat releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphon water fromflooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas;shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and

　　build embankments to appropriately channel water; mix and apply propersolutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, andmake minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe andditch valves and gates.

　　Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; check for wateravailability; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such assprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools;

　　observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation anduniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

　　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 equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator incorrect machine performance; direct trucks to transloading equipment andloading areas