Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor Farm Workers in Caldwell, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148378 Dates of Need: 3/2/2024-11/30/2024. The job duties listed are for row crops including hay, corn, beans, wheat, alfalfa, and sugar beets.
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 and 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, 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 sprayer.
12.Operate tractor and implement to mow weeds on field edges.
13.Backpack spray as required and/or operate tractor with spray tank connected to 3-point to spray weeds and/or ground.
14.Burn weeds on all properties.
15.Pull and/or hoe weeds on all properties.
16.Baiting and trapping rodents as required.
17.Operate non-CDL, farm exempt farm trucks, semi-trucks, 10-wheelers trucks, and/or any vehicle to haul corn, alfalfa (hay bales, haylage, green chop) from fields to farm.
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
3.Observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water
4.Disassemble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines 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 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.
6.Operation of center pivot irrigation system. Standard repair and maintenance duties as required.
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 reservoi 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 controls 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.
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
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