Job Information
Idaho Department of Labor General Farm/Irrigation Worker/Livestock Workerer in Malta, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2156523 Dates of need 3/22/2024-11/15/2024. Work will be performed in and around Malta, ID.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, sugar beets, barley, and wheat. 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; make minor
mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;
maintain/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm areas; remove weeds from crops or farm grounds; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks; operate
motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; transport crops to market; 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.
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.
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