Farmworker And Laborer
Employer
8827 S. Powerline Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686
United States
Job description
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
All other duties assigned under this order will be those duties of Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Code 45-2092.
This covers row crops including sugar beets, alfalfa seed, mint, seed corn, and wheat
Hand Lines:
1. Connect pipes
2. Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution
3. Attach lines to water supply
4. Turn on pump
5. Turn valves to start flow of water
6. Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals
7. Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times
8. Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a sustained basis
Flood Irrigation
1. Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field
2. Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow
3. Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded
4. Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch
5. Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas
6. Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water
7. Mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates
Wheel Lines
1. Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals
2. Hook up wheel lines to water supply
3. Move wheel lines when needed
4. Drain wheel lines after shutting off water supply and disconnect hose.
5. Fix and repair broken wheel lines so that they are in an operational manner
6. Fix and repair any water leaks on wheel lines so that they are in an operational manner
Pivot Irrigation
1. Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system
2. Turn on/off pivots
3. Learn and master operating a pivot
4. If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition
5. Roll up/unroll pivot hoses
6. Unplug plugged up nozzles
7. Replace broken nozzles
8. Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level
Drip Irrigation
Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in fields during the growing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair drip system daily.
Other Irrigation Duties
1. Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields
2. Lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads anddrive chains using hand tools
3. Observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water
4. Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season
5. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of at least 64 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 58 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.
Special Requirements
Prohibited and Unacceptable Conduct
Per 20 CFR 655.135 (j), ?The employer and its agents have not sought or received payment of any kind from any employee subject to 8 U.S.C. 1188 for any activity related to obtaining H-2A labor certification, including payment of the employer's attorneys' fees, application fees, or recruitment costs. For purposes of this paragraph, payment includes, but is not limited to, monetary payments, wage concessions (including deductions from wages, salary, or benefits), kickbacks, bribes, tributes, in kind payments, and free labor.
This provision does not prohibit employers or their agents from receiving reimbursement for costs that are the responsibility and primarily for the benefit of the worker, such as government-required passport, or visa?fees. Worker will be reimbursed should the worker receive a visa and arrive at the place of work.