Grader/sorter
Employer
211 Swan Valley Highway (including fields/worksites within a 10-mile radius)
Ririe, ID 83443
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, SOC Code 45-2041 Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products as well as SOC Code 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators, and are related to the production of potatoes and grain. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/crop production.
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; remove rocks from field; remove weeds from crops or farm grounds; paint/repair farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload Ag exempt, non CDL 10-wheel trucks.
Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; 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 Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following: discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. 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.