Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor General Farm/Irrigation Worker in Declo, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2157792 Dates of need 4/1/2024-11/5/2024. Work performed in and around the Declo and Burley areas.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of beans, grain and sugar beets. The majority of
the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.
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; transport crops to market; 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 rocks from field; maintain/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; remove
weeds from crops/farm grounds; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks; operate motor bike or
all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; ; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other
farm workers.
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.
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