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　　Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are3/18/2024-11/6/2024. This order is for work in Paul, Idaho area.Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days experience as a general farmworker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of thereference who has first hand knowledge and can verify the workersexperience. Job Duties may require a split shift such as 6:00 to 10:00AM and 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Worker will be required to perform a variety ofduties related to the production of sugar beets, barley, alfalfa, andcorn. The majority of the work activities during the overall contractperiod, 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, fertilize,and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farmmachinery; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehiclein the course of performing duties; transport crops to market.Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes;check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attachlines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water;disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals;move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields wheremud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighingapproximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: startgasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields atspecified intervals. Pivots: operate, maintain and repair system. OtherIrrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust,repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains usinghand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meetminimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the workermust, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of at least 4840-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipeper hour under normal working conditions.. Instruction, training, andgeneral supervision will be provided by the farm operator or adesignated employee. However, the worker must perform required dutieswithout close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simpleinstructions of the employer or supervisor. All tools, supplies, andequipment required to perform the duties assigned will be provided at nocharge to the worker. The worker will be required to return worn outtools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Mostduties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold,dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields,including mosquitoes during certain seasons. Job duties may alsoinclude: extensive pushing/pulling, extensive walking, frequentstooping. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry itemsweighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing requiredactivities.