General Farmworker
Employer
326 South 1400 West
Pingree, ID 83262
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes, grain, corn, quinoa and canola. 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, 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/maintain farm structures and equipment; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Irrigation duties will include the following:
Hand lines: 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. Other Irrigation Duties: disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.
Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:
operate/maintain unloading equipment at cellars. Operate piler; maintain conveying system.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days of experience with tractor/implement operation and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance.