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Idaho Employer General Farm/Irrigation Worker in Shelley, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2527269
This job order in for the Idaho Falls area. The dates of need are 5/15/2026 through 11/01/2026 Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, corn, barley and cover crops 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; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites; 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 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.\ Pivots: operate, maintain and repair 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.