Farmworker And Laborer Or Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

This application encompasses irrigation and general farm labor on a mint, corn, and sugar beet farm. All other duties assigned under this order will be both those duties of Agricultural Equipment Operator and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Codes 45-2091 and 45-2092.

The worker must have 3 months general farm/agricultural experience.

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Specific Job Requirements:

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

Wheel Lines
1. Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across field at specified intervals

Pivots
2. Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system
3. Use shovel to dig out picot tracks and haul straw bales to aid in pivot operation

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

Special Requirements

Additional Wage Information:

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.