Equipment Operator/farmworker/irrigator
Employer
707 East 600 North (including fields/worksites within a 25-mile radius)
Rupert, ID 83350
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, barley, corn, potatoes, sugar beets, onions, triticale and wheat.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to agricultural equipment operation.
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; paint/repair farm structures; perform general clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks; transport crops from field to storage and/or market; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties. Worker may assist manager/supervisor by delivering instruction/guidance to others; 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 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; carry gas and maintenance supplies through fields; lift/adjust sections of wheel lines weighing 75 lbs. to maintain proper alignment and course; adjust rotational position for proper irrigation; disassemble lines to maintain/clean gaskets and drains; maintain wheel lines.
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; repair/replace flat or inoperable tires/drivelines/gear boxes; maintain pivot tracks as needed with shovel; maintain pivot.
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.
Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; run piler equipment, install ventilation pipes, operate clean up equipment, move and adjust cellar equipment as needed, and aid operator in correct machine performance. alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with agricultural equipment operation and farm/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, 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.