Irrigator
Employer
4650 West 5500 South (including field/worksites within a 2-mile radius)
Victor, ID 83455
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of Blue Grass Sod. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to irrigation and crop production.
Worker will be expected to apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer in order to perform the following: prepare fields/plant/spray/weed and irrigate plants; sow seed and plant cuttings; recognize disease and/or nutrient/moisture requirements by plant texture/development or soil condition; 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); read/interpret meters used to regulate/control environmental conditions; maintain/repair hydroponic/environmental control systems; mix planting soil; pollinate/prune/transplant/pinch plants and cull appropriately to ensure development of product; propagate plants; harvest, pack, and store crop; maintain and repair structures/grounds; haul and spread soil/products to condition land; dig/rake and screen soil and fill cold frames/hot beds; fill growing tanks with water; sow grass seed and/or plant plugs of sod; cut/roll/stack/load and unload sod; mow/tend sod; trap/poison pests; plant shrubs/plants in containers; prepare flowers/plants/shrubs/trees to fill orders; move containerized trees/shrubs; dig/wrap roots of shrubs/trees; prepare crops for shipment; prepare boxes for packing horticultural products.
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: Operate, maintain and repair system.
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; operate and maintain water pump.
Special Requirements
Applicants must provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license as driving on public roads may be required.