General Farmworker
Employer
18 Davis Lake Road (fields within a 10-mile radius)
Hamer, ID 83425
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/crop production.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, and fertilize crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;
perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties.
Irrigation duties will include the following: Pivots: Operate, maintain and repair system.
Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by:
using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine to insure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with cutting and sorting of seed potatoes and general farm work.