This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2145241 Dates of need are03/10/2024 - 11/01/2024. This order is for work in the Ririe, 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. Worker will be required to perform a variety of dutiesrelated to the production of hay, grain and potatoes. The majority ofthe work activities during the overall contract period, however, will berelated to general farm work/irrigation/crop production. General FarmWork will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive,attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil,plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor mechanicaladjustments and repairs on farm machinery; 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. Pivots: push on switch that activatescircle sprinkler system; change pivot tires, transmissions and u-joints;clean and replace drops and nozzles; shovel tire tracks as needed. OtherIrrigation Duties: remove pipes 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 store pipes/mainlinesafter irrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performancestandards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioningperiod, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipeor 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal workingconditions. Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will includethe following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to:remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discarddiseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipmentoperator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correctmachine performance.