Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Farmworker and Laborer OR Agricultural Equipment Operator in Filer, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2165498 This application encompasses: irrigation of crops, planting and harvesting of row crops including alfalfa, corn, beans, wheat and barley.
The employer has a 3-month general farm experience requirement.
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
All other duties assigned under this order will be those duties of Ag Equipment Operator and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Code 45-2091 and 45-2092.
General Farm Work will include the following duties
1.Maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements, tractors, equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops
2.Make mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery
3.May mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable)
4.Remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds
5.Remove rocks from fields, edges of fields, concrete ditches, etc.
6.Paint, maintain, repair, farm structures
7.Perform general clean-up of farm areas
8.Operate motor bike, all-terrain vehicle (ATVs), John Deere Gators, in the course of performing duties
9.Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, pick-ups, non-CDL farm trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.
10.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas
11.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling sprayers and/or operate
12.Backpack spray as required and/or operate tractor with spray tank connected to 3-point to spray weeds and/or ground
13.Burn weeds on all properties
14.Pull and/or hoe weeds on all properties
15.Baiting and trapping rodents as required
16.Operate farm trucks, non-CDL farm exempt semi-trucks, 10-wheelers trucks, and/or any vehicle to haul corn, alfalfa (hay bales, haylage, green chop) from fields to farm
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
Flood Irrigation
1.Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field
2.Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow
3.Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded
4.Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch
5.Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas
6.Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water
7.Mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates
8.Gated pipe installation and removal. Prime gated pipe system. Open and close all gates on gated pipes as irrigation management requires.
9.Direct siphon tubes into specific corrugates to direct water from ditch to field to water crops
10.Lift and carry siphon tubes down ditch banks
11.Move and store siphon tubes
12.Keep siphon tubes in good repair and repair to allow optimum water flow pressure
Wheel Lines
1.Start gasoline engines and operate con rols to move lines across fields at specified intervals
2.Hook up wheel lines to water supply
3.Move wheel lines when needed
4.Fix and repair broken wheel lines so that they are in an operational manner
5.Fix and repair any water leaks on wheel lines so that they are in a operational manner
Pivot Irrigation
1.Push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system
2.Turn on/off pivots
3.Learn and master operating a pivot
4.If a pivot is stuck, get it unstuck and in operating condition
5.Roll up/unroll pivot hoses
6.Unplug plugged up nozzles
7.Unplug plugged up hoses
8.Replace broken nozzles and hoses
9.Maintain operation of a pivot at optimum level
Other Irrigation Duties
1.Remove pipes/wheel lines 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