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Published on Jan 21 2025

Sod/irrigation Worker

$16.63  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From Feb 15, 2025 to Dec 14, 2025

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The Turf Company of NV, Inc.

Also known as: High Desert Turf

19 East Pursell Lane
Yerington, NV 89447
United States

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Job description

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of turf grass. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.
Will apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer when carrying out the following responsibilities: prepare fields/plant/spray/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees; sow seed and plant cuttings; recognize disease and/or nutrient/moisture requirements by plant texture/development or soil condition; observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care; maintain and repair structures/grounds; repair pallets; sow grass seed and plant plugs of sod and cut/roll/stack/load and unload sod; mow/tend sod/turf grass; harvest turf grass sod; trap/poison pests; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on equipment (check oil/water and lubricate); 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.
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.

Special Requirements

Applicants must have a minimum of three (3) months of experience in the production/harvesting of sod, including the operation and maintenance of specialized sod production and harvesting machinery, and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. 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.

Employer Contact Info

+12088883760

[email protected]

Did you know that... there are 2 types of H-2 visas?

Agricultural workers get H-2A visas. H-2B workers are in non-agricultural jobs like construction.

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