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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2311257

Dates of need: 03/1/2025-5/15/2025. This order is for work in Payette, Fruitland Idaho and Haines Oregon areas. Consultants please conduct a seated interview.

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, barley, corn, potatoes, sugar beets, onions and wheat.\ The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to agricultural equipment operation, crop planting, and irrigation preparation and set up.\ Duties will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to plant crops; maintain/repair fencing; make minor mechanical adjustments/repairs on farm machinery; drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL 10-wheel/semi trucks on, or between, farm worksites; remove rocks from field and rows in front of planting equipment; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.\ 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; set up, maintain, and remove fertilizer injection systems, maintain and repair irrigation systems, and set up, maintain, and remove irrigation moisture monitoring equipment; install, maintain, and repair drip irrigation system.\ Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the following:\ Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start machinery; tend/ monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup.

Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid drivers license as driving on public roads may be required. 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.

Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor.\ The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided.\ Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons.\ The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.

Job duties may require a split shift such as 5:00 am to 9:00 am and 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm as well as extended night shifts spanning two calendar days due to crop demands. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work ust be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in the job listing. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays.