General Farm/irrigation/harvest Worker
Employer
290 East Ririe Highway (including fields/worksites in a 25-mile radius)
Ririe, ID 83443
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of canola, grains, hay, peas and potatoes.
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/watch, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize and harvest crops; tractor operation (including GPS programing); make minor mechanical adjustments, diagnose and repairs on farm machinery including planters and cutters (to avoid unnecessary damage to equipment); may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); deliver chemicals and loads of fertilizer; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; clean and sort potatoes; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; sweep grain bins; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; 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: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system; remove and repair tires and gear boxes on pivots.
Other Irrigation Duties: 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; remove and repair tires and gear boxes on pivots.
Duties related to the Sorting of Potatoes will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to sort potatoes by: 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.
Duties related to the Packing of Produce will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; cleanup around conveyors and worksite.
Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance; operate equipment including potato harvesting equipment/trucks/pilers.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/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.