This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2146876 Consultant, please conduct seated interview. Period of intended Employment: 3/6/2024-11/27/2024

Location: Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Applicants must have 20 days experience with nursery/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference.

Job Duties

Basic Job Requirements : Extensive pushing or pulling , Frequent stooping or bending over Lifting requirement ___100_____ lbs. Repetitive movements Worker will be required perform a variety of duties related to the production of bare root and container trees/shrubs, conifers, ball and burlap trees, fruit trees and perennials. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general far work/irrigation/crop production. Will apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer when carrying out the following responsibilities; prepare fields/plant/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees; sow seed; observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care; prune/transplant/pinch plants and cull appropriately to ensure development of product; harvest/pack and store crop; plant shrubs/plants in containers; move containerized trees/shrubs; dig/wrap roots of shrubs/trees and bud grafting. Propagation of nursery plants. Prepare/ship produced crops by: drive, load/unload farm trucks; transport crops to onsite storage facilities and lift/transport root balls weighing up to 100 pounds; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers. 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 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 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Other Irrigation Duties: observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines after irrigation season.Applicants must have 20 days experience with nursery/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid Drivers License as driving on public roads may be required. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must move, after a 10-day conditioning period, 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.The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in Section A / Item 6. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays. Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to the number of ounds indicated in Section B/Item 4.e. in the course of performing required activities.

TERMINATION: The employer may terminate the workers employment if the worker: 1) fails to complete or refuses to carry out work as assigned (including unexcused absences from work); 2) fails to work in accordance with the terms of this clearance order; 3) commits an act of misconduct; 4) commits a violation of the laws of the United States, the State, or the local jurisdiction.Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program.