General Farm/irrigation Worker
Employer
518 Old Highway 30 (including fields/worksites within a 75-mile radius)
Mountain Home, ID 83647
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of beans, corn, grain, hay, silage, and potatoes.
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: maintain/repair fencing; maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to rake hay and beat potato vines before harvest; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; drive, load/unload Ag exempt, non CDL semi/10-wheel trucks; transport crops from field to storage and/or to market; 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.
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.
Other Irrigation Duties: disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with 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.