Agricultural Equipment Operators/farmworker And Laborer

Job description

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Workers who possess a valid driver’s license and be insurable may drive vehicles to transport crop, supplies, equipment and workers.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period will be related to general farm and agricultural equipment work, irrigation of pastures on a farming and ranching operation.

Wheel Lines
1. Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals
2. Hook up wheel lines to water supply
3. Move wheel lines when needed
4. Fix and repair broken wheel lines so that they are in an operational manner
5. Fix and repair any water leaks on wheel lines so that they are in a operational manner
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. Operation of center pivot irrigation system. Standard repair and maintenance duties as required.
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. Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and maintain fields and pasture.
3. Load and mix chemicals to spray weeds with handheld/backpack sprayer.
4. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
5. Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.
6. Assist with farm building/fence/field maintenance and repairs.
7. Use a hoe, shovel or hands to pull and remove weeds and undesirable vegetation.

Special Requirements

The employer agrees that it will offer, advertise in its recruitment, and pay at least the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), the prevailing hourly wage rate, the prevailing piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, or the Federal or State minimum wage rate, in effect at the time work is performed, whichever is highest. If the worker is paid by the hour, the employer must pay this rate for every hour or portion thereof worked during a pay period. If the offered wage(s) disclosed in this clearance order is/are based on commission, bonuses, or other incentives, the employer guarantees the wage paid on a weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly basis will equal or exceed the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the legal Federal or State minimum wage, or any agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, whichever is highest.
Starting January 1, 2024, employers will be required to pay overtime to agricultural workers after they work 55 hours in one workweek