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Idaho Employer General Farmworker in FAIRFIELD, Idaho

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2312613

Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Applicants must have 20 days experience with Farm / Irrigation / Livestock work. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid driver\'s license as driving on public roads may be required. Applicants must be able to lift up to 100 pounds. Dates of need are (3/15/2025 9/30/2025) This order is for work in Fairfield, Idaho area Job duties may require split, evening and/or night shifts spanning two calendar days due to crop demands. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, barley,grass, straw, and winter wheat. 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 till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; assist in proper procedures to maintain organic certification. Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines 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 where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 100 pounds on a sustained basis; generate lists to keep irrigation supplies stocked. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals; replace and repair engines on wheel line movers; check and refill oil in all movers and pumps. Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; program/maintain pivot; change tires; hauling/loading/unloading sand /gravel for proper pivot operation Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season; recognize/apply proper watering requirements. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions