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　　Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to theproduction of alfalfa, beans, grain, peas, potatoes and sugar beets.Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are03/06/2024 to 11/8/2024. This order is for work in the Mini-Cassia 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 5:30 to 9:30AM and 4:00 to 8:00 PM Lifting requirement of 100 lbs General Farm Workwill include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach andoperate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant,cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor mechanicaladjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spraychemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm structures; replace/repairfencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unloadtrucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course ofperforming duties. Irrigation duties will include the following: Handlines: 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 irrigatedcrops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift andcarry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustainedbasis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to movelines across fields at specified intervals; align lines and roll back tobegin rotation again. Pivots: push on switch that activates circlesprinkler system. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of floodedirrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section offield; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenchesin high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe whenbordered section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to undergroundpipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphonwater from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designatedareas; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankmentsto appropriately channel water; mix and apply proper solutions to fillholes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs tometal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves andgates. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storageand lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate,adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drivechains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust toensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble,service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, theworker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of atleast 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions. Duties related tothe Harvesting of Potatoes/Sugar Beets will include the following: Willapply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks fromrows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product,rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipmentclogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.