This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2146932 Dates of Need: 3/1/2024-10/31/2024. This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds. This application is for general farm labor, irrigation duties and harvest duties on a farm that grows onions, alfalfa, vegetables, and row crops.

The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed. A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work, however, the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required. Employer-paid drug test is required if a worker has an accident at work.

Irrigation duties

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 plowed 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.

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

Drip Irrigation:

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

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 or 44 40-foot sections of4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.

Planting

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

2. Loading seed into planters

3. Walking behind planters to insure proper procedure

Onion Harvest

1.Culling onions

2.Riding on harvester

3.Binning onions during the harvest/unloading process

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

Other Duties May Include:

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

2.Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and trailers in the fields.

3.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors sprayers.

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

5.Assist in planting, weeding and harvesting crops.

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

7.Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.

8.Clean and repair irrigation ditches.

9.Assist in placing and moving bee boards.

10.Pest management in fields and farm areas.

11.Those who possess a valid driver\'s license may transport equipment, supplies, crops and workers.