This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2150534 Dates of Need: 3/5/2024-11/15/2024. This application encompasses general farm work including the planting, growing and harvesting of onions, potatoes, carrot seed, sugar beets, pea seed, wheat, bean seed, alfalfa, corn seed, and shallots.

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of general farm labor experience.

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.

Workers may also:

1.Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, non-CDL, farm exempt trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.

2.Drive, load/unload non-CDL required, farm exempt trucks.

3.Operate tractors to assist in planting, harvest, mowing, weed spray and maintenance of fields and pastures.

4.Transport crops to market, operate forklift/auger to transfer commodities to and from trucks.

5.Transfer commodities from bins/boxes/totes to remove debris; place commodities into tote/box/bin and stack in designated areas.

6.Load and mix chemicals to spray weeds with handheld/backpack sprayer, or vehicle sprayer.

7.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.

8.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.

9.Remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from fields.

10.Paint, repair/maintain farm structures; replace/repair fencing.

11.Use a hoe, shovel or hands to pull and remove weeds and undesirable vegetation.

12.Digging ditch, digging corrugates, or ditch repair (assist in removing large pieces of concrete, reset and seal cracks that may leak).

Irrigation Duties:

Note: Workers must be able to lift and carry 50lbs. over uneven terrain for multiple hours.

Hand Lines:

1.Connect pipes

2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution

3.Attach lines to water supply

4.Turn on pump

5.Turn valves to start flow of water

6.Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals

7.Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or ploughed fields where mud may be deep at times

8.Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a sustained basis

Flood Irrigation:

1.Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field

2.Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow

3.Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded

4.Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch

5.Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas

6.Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water

7.Mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates

Drip Irrigation:

1.Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in fields during the growing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair drip systems daily.

Planting:

1.Field maintenance and weeding using hands, machinery, and sprayers

2.Loading seed into planters

3.Walking behind planters to insure proper procedure

4.Operating equipment for the use of planting

Onion Harvest

1.Culling onions

2.Riding on harvester

3.Binning onions during the harvest/unloading process, and removal of foreign objects

4.Maintenance of bins and transport of bins to appropriate storage facilities

5.Onion hand harvest (top and sack produce)

Potato harvest: unloading potatoes an remove foreign objects from potato line

Harvest:

1.Workers must stand for long periods of time removing foreign objects from all produce and fields.

2.Workers will assist in setting up sorting equipment, assist in repair of equipment, in addition to being able to identify potential problems and notify management.

Pivot Irrigation:

1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system

2.Turn on/off pivots

3.Learn and master operating a pivot

4.If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition

5.Roll up/unroll pivot hoses

6.Unplug plugged up nozzles

7.Unplug plugged up hoses

8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses

9.Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level

Other Irrigation Duties:

1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields

2.Lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools

3.Observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water

4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season

5.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 per hour under normal working conditions

6.Repairing and maintaining pivot drop hoses, laying out and picking up 3\" hand lines, replacing nozzles and sprinklers on hand lines and pivot drop hoses