This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2479259
Dates of Need: 2/26/2026-12/15/2026. Applicants must have 20 days
experience with farm, and irrigation work, and livestock care, 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.
Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of hay, corn, beets, beans and livestock for the majority of
the workdays in the overall contract period.
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. Job duties may
require a split shift, such as 6:00 to 9:00 AM and 5:00 to 10:00 PM as
well as evening and/or night shifts spanning two calendar days due to
crop demands. 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. The worker may be offered work
seven days a week, as farmwork 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.\
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 the 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities:\
Maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment
to remove undesirable and excess growth from crop, range and farm
grounds; 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;
paint/repair/maintain farm structures; drive, load/unload farm trucks;
perform general cleanup of farm areas; maintain/repair fencing; cut
trees; 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.\
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 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 to move lines across
fields at specified intervals.\
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.\
Duties related to the production of Livestock will include the
following:\
Check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock
and apply the appropriate care; mix feed/additives and feed/water
livestock; place mineral blocks; drive\
equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confine
livestock in stalls; clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds;
hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.