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General Farm/Irrigation Worker-November 2024
Bancroft
Nov 28, 2024
About General Farm/Irrigation Worker

  This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2153021 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of barley,wheat, and potatoes. The majority of the work activities during theoverall contract period, however, will be related to general farmwork/irrigation/crop production.

  General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/orspray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucksand Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, orall-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; transport cropsto market; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked totransport other farm workers.

  Irrigation duties will include the following:

  Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for properwater distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turnvalves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes acrossfields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigatedcrops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift andcarry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustainedbasis.

  Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals.

  Pivots: operate, maintain and repair system.

  Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust,repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains usinghand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.

  Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include thefollowing: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cutand sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; placepotatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button tostart machinery; tend/monitor machine to insure proper movement ofproduct; 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: sort seedaccording to grade, color and size; discard diseased/rotting/inferiorproduct and foreign matter; cleanup around conveyors and worksite; placeproduce in containers or on designated conveyors.

  Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:

  Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocksfrom rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rottingproduct, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipmentclogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance

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