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　　Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are3/21/2024-11/15/2024. This order is for work in Burley, 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 3:30 to 7:30 PM. As well as evening and/or night shifts spanningtwo calendar days due to crop demands. Worker will be required toperform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes,wheat, beans, hay, parsnips, triticale, sugar beets and corn. Themajority 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 followingresponsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farmimplements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilizeand harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farmmachinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriaterestrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excessgrowth from crops or farm grounds by pulling/hoeing/mowing/ sprayingweeds, grass and other noxious vegetation; remove rocks/clods fromfields only; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; replace/repairfencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unloadtrucks/pickups; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the courseof performing duties; operate loaders, 10 wheel trucks and semi trucks.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; load pipe onto designatedpipe trailers. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controlsto move lines across fields at specified intervals. Pivots: push onswitch that activates circle sprinkler system; service gear boxes,motors and tires. Flood Irrigation: shovel and pack dirt in low spots ofembankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; open gateor connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow intoreservoir or ditch; siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch tochannel water into designated areas; shovel or hoe soil to clearditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water;mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches,and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and woodenframeworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates. Other Irrigation Duties:remove pipes/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 Cutting/Sortingof Seed Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques asinstructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: place potatoeson machine that cuts potatoes into sections; pus button to startmachinery; general cleanup. Duties related to the Packing of Producewill include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by theemployer to: sort produce according to grade, color and size; cleanuparound conveyors and worksite. Duties related to the Harvesting ofPotatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructedby the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvestingequipment; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions;aid operator in correct machine performance; assist with equipment andair pipes inside potato cellar