Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Agricultural Equipment Operators in BURLEY, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2169019 Dates of need are 4/15/2024-11/30/2024. This order is for work in Caldwell, Idaho area. This application encompasses general farm labor on a fruit ranch, including spraying and irrigation. This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Workers job duties may require split shifts (e.g., 5:00 am to 10:00am and 5:00pm to 8:00pm), as well as night shifts due to crop demands. Work hours may vary where there are periods when extra hours are offered and periods of reduced hours are available due to weather, crop conditions, and time of year. The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed. A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work; however, the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required. Workday start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions.
Irrigation Duties:
Hand Lines
1.Connect pipes.
2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution
3.Attach lines to water supply
4.Prime/Turn on pump
5.Turn valves to start flow of water
6.Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals
7.Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times
8.Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a sustained basis
Micro-Sprinklers
1.Inspect and clean filters and emitters on regular basis.
2.Flush the system to discharge debris.
3.Change location of emitters, if necessary
4.Change out emitters and unplug any clogged emitters.
5.Turn valves to start flow of water or shut off.
Solid-set Handlines
1.Maintain, repair, or replace pipes
2.Check alignments and adjust as needed
3.Prime/Turn on pumps
4.Turn valves on and off for flow of water
5.Flush systems to discharge debris
6.Repair or replace birdies or sprinkler heads
Other Irrigation Duties
1.Remove pipes from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields
2.Lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools
3.Observe sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water.
4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines after irrigation season.
5.To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 20-foot sections of 3-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.
6.Install monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a specified area of orchards/fields. Check for plugged or clogged heads. Repair mainline irrigation pipe.
7.Move irrigation handlines.
Fruit Harvest
The worker will hand harvest fruit on a motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will attach the harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit. The worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping fruit with their hands a d removing it from the tree in a motion that will not harm buds on tree branches. The worker will carry the harness, bucket or bag and will place the fruit into lugs or bins. The worker must exercise care at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some workers may be tasked with examining harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications.
Thinning Fruit
The worker will hand thin on a motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will use scissor-like clippers to remove small fruit blossoms, buds and/ or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. The workers must be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/ or contains other quality problem.
Training Fruit
The worker will hand train fruit trees and grape vines on a motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will tie, tape or clip fruit tree limbs to wires; position limbs of fruit trees; shoot thin; remove suckers, thin clusters, position shoots, hedge or remove leaves.
Pruning Fruit
The worker will hand prune trees and grape vines on a motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will utilize hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws and other equipment. The worker may be required to selectively prune trees of certain size and color as instructed by their supervisor. The worker will identify and remove stubs, broken branches, downward growing bran