General Farm/sod/irrigation Worker
Employer
11495 Blackhawk Road
Stagecoach, NV 89429
United States
Job description
Worker will be required perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, garlic, industrial hemp, turf grass, fresh produce, native grasses, and seed crops. 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; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; transport crops to market; prepare fields/plant/spray/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees; observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); maintain/repair hydroponic/environmental control systems; harvest/pack and store crop; maintain and repair structures/grounds; haul and spread soil/products to condition land; sow seed and plant cuttings; plant plugs of sod; cut/roll/stack/load and unload sod; mow/tend sod; trap/poison pests; prepare crops for shipment; harvest by machine or manually; handle garlic bulbs carefully to avoid bruising, cutting, puncturing, or any other damage; any other incidental duties associated with the production of hay, turf grass, garlic, industrial hemp and fresh produce.
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.
Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field.
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.
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.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/sod/irrigation work. 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.