Truck Driver
Employer
2185 North Billy Rio Loop Road (including fields/worksites within a 12-mile radius)
Mountain Home, ID 83647
United States
Job description
Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties related to harvest of alfalfa, corn silage, hay silage, and other forages. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to driving truck to haul silage.
Truck Driving will include the following responsibilities: transport crops/feed to/from market; haul alfalfa/cornsilage/hay silage/other forages from fields to cellars/storages; operate lift truck; drive, load/unload 10 wheeler trucks and/or semi-trucks; load/unload and stack bales with loader; operate 2 or 3 axel trucks; backup trucks in tight maneuvering conditions; backup/maneuver trucks; climb in and out of trucks/truck beds/trailers several times a day; haul/stack hay /straw; transported product in a timely manner; maintain daily log; responsible for keeping trucks in working order; conduct daily general maintenance duties/small repairs; responsible for small repairs/maintenance; report malfunctions to mechanic/supervisor; Haul feed from field to feed storage area; Haul during certain times gravel, sand, compost.
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; assist operators to make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint farm structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck; move alfalfa/straw from fields to storage area; help/assist with fueling of harvest trucks/tractors/equipment; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties.
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.
Pivots: operate, maintain and repair system.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with truck driving/farm/irrigation work. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license as driving on public roads may be required.