This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2156046

Consultants please conduct a seated interview.

Dates of need are 4/1/2024-11/1/2024. This order is for work in Rupert, Idaho area.

Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days experience as a general farm worker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of the reference who has first hand knowledge and can verify the workers experience.

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa and grain. 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: 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

undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of

farm areas; may occasionally herd livestock; hoist/stack bales of hay; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the

course of performing duties.

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

40 pounds on a sustained basis.

Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.

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; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build

embankments to appropriately channel water; 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; disassemble, service,

and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.