Irrigators

Job description

Irrigation: Perform the following irrigation duties:

Irrigation Flood: Workers walk in uneven furrows. Using a shovel, workers shape and/or remove soil gates within the furrow to give access or obstruct water flow in field. Workers have to manually connect plastic pipes that line into the field. These pipes weigh approximately 5 lbs, are 5 feet in length, and 2 inches in width.

Pre-Irrigation: workers walk on wet uneven furrows and across beds. Irrigators move within the field looking for any non-working or clogged sprinklers. Under the direction of the field supervisor, workers make sure sprinkles aren?t clogged or have any pipe disconnected. Pre-Irrigation is used to water down soil and prepare the field prior to farming.

Irrigation: workers walk on uneven furrows. Irrigators pick and/or lay sprinklers and irrigation pipes. One worker drives tractor, the other two workers walk behind a tractor and a trailer that carries aluminum pipes. Under the direction of the field supervisor, the worker grabs the pipes and sprinklers and by bending at the waist they have to manually unload and/or load pipes into the furrow to set the field up for irrigation following transplanting.

Break/move pipes: workers walk on uneven furrows. Irrigators pick and/or lay sprinklers and irrigation pipes. After transplanted field is watered down, workers have to move and/or break irrigation pipe lines. Under the direction of the field supervisor, field workers have to move and carry aluminum pipes and sprinklers from one furrow into the next as needed to water down the field evenly. Aluminum pipes and sprinklers weight approximately 50 lbs, 30ft in length, 2 in width.

Under the direction of the field supervisor, the employee starts, turns on and off the irrigation cycles by adjusting the speed and pressure.

Special Requirements

Minimum Job Qualifications:

1 month of irrigation experience. Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and able to use hand tools, including cutting knives. Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc. Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions, including rain, cold, high winds, etc. Work involves frequent bending and working in bent or stooped positions. Must be able to walk and stand up extensively. No smoking, alcohol, firearms in the field or residential housing.