Agricultural Equipment Operators and Farmworker and Laborer

Idaho Employer • Homedale, ID • 2h ago

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2470901

Dates of Need: 2/1/2026-11/20/2026. This job requires a minimum of (3) months of general farm labor. A valid drivers license is preferred but not required. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.\ General Farm Work will include the following duties:\ Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of corn, hay, and triticale. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production/hauling crops on or between worksites.\ 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; clean equipment, implements, tools, vehicles; etc.; 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/maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non CDL, 10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites; husk/shell/de-tassel corn; operate weed eater; mow and/or burn weeds; operate equipment to pack silage, triticale, alfalfa (haylage); cover/uncover feedstock or compost pits with plastic and tires; haul and spread manure/compost/crops; move feedstock/compost; maintain farm roadways; operate vehicle, 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.

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. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must 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. Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. 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.

Irrigation Duties:\ 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 inditch/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 reservoir 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\ 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.

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

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