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Idaho Department of Labor General Farmworker in BURLEY, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2151704
Consultants please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are 3/15/2024-11/15/2024 This order is for work in, Idaho area. Applicant `MUST HAVE` 20 days experience as a general farm worker/irrigator/livestock worker and the name and number of the reference who has first hand knowledge and can verify the workers experience. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, dry beans, sugar beets and wheat. General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: remove by hand undesirable and excess growth (weeds) from crops or farm grounds; paint farm structures; perform general clean up of farm areas; operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties. 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: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler 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. 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.