Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor general farmworker in Richfield, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2200099
Job is a seasonal position from 7/1/2024 - 10/1/2024
Job Description:
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, corn, wheat, and cattle. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to irrigation.\ 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; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm\ machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;\ replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, 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 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.\ Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system.\ Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field;\ shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow;\ close gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded;\ shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water;\ 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.\ Duties related to the production of livestock (5% or less) will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain\ or to determine offspring delivery time; assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock;\ confine livestock in stalls; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck