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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 (3/8/2024 11/15/2024). This order is for workin Jerome, Idaho area. Job duties may require a split shift, such as6:00 to 10:00 AM and 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Worker will be required to performthe following duties related to the production of alfalfa and corn. Themajority of the work activities during the overall contract period,however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/cropproduction. 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. Pivots: push on switch that activatescircle sprinkler system. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheellines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns infields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinklerheads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklersand adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water;disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines afterirrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards whenirrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move anaverage of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-footsections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions