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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 (3/14/2024 11/14/2024). This order is for workin Paul, Idaho area. Job duties may require split and/or straight shiftsdepending on crop demands, such as 6:00 to 10:00 AM and 3:00 to 7:00 PM.Job duties may require split and/or straight shifts depending on cropdemands, such as 6:00 to 10:00 AM and 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Worker will berequired to perform a variety of duties related to the production ofcorn, hay, malting barley, pasture, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat,heifers, steers and horses. The majority of the work activities duringthe overall contract period, however, will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work will include thefollowing responsibilities: remove undesirable and excess growth fromcrops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; replace/repair fencing;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks;operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performingduties. Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines:connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper waterdistribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves tostart flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields atspecified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/orplowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipesections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheellines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines acrossfields at specified intervals. Other Irrigation Duties: removepipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predeterminedpatterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such assprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolvingsprinklers 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: apply or administer medications,vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/waterlivestock; herd livestock; clean/disinfect livestockcorrals/stalls/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.