This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2154574

　　Dates of need are 3/18/2024-11/15/2024 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.

　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of sugar beets, potatoes, barley, wheat, beans, corn and hay.The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period,however, will

　　be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.

　　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; remove undesirable and excessgrowth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of farmareas; operate

　　vehicle, 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 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/orplowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipesections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis.

　　Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals.

　　Pivots: Operate, maintain and repair system.

　　Other Irrigation 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 proper operation anduniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

　　Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include thefollowing: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cutand sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; placepotatoes on

　　machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to startmachinery; tend/ monitor machine to insure proper movement of product;discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; reportmalfunctions; general

　　cleanup.

　　Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the 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.