Job Information
Idaho Employer Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker in American Falls, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2470878
Dates of need are 02/16/2026 - 11/13/2026. This order is for work in the American Falls and Jerome, Idaho area.
Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm, and irrigation work, 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 and must be insurable according to employer\'s insurance carrier.
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of corn, alfalfa hay, grass hay, potatoes, sugar beets, small grains, teff and cattle for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within the five SOC Codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined) category.
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; 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; Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences.; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag-exempt, non CDL 10-wheel trucks; transport crops from field to storage and/or to market; 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.\ Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:\ Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; operate piler; alert equipment operator of\ equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance