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Idaho Employer Farmworkers in Wilder, Idaho
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2488521
Dates of Need: 3/21/2026-11/15/2026. This application encompasses irrigation, general farm labor and harvesting of potatoes, corn, sugar beets, wheat, beans, mint, and other cover crops.\ This is a skill level II position and requires at least three (3) months agricultural equipment operator and general farm labor experience. Workers will work with minimal supervision once given job duties for the day. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.\ Specific Job Requirements:\ Hand lines:\ 1.Connect pipes\ 2.Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution\ 3.Attach lines to water supply\ 4.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 in ditch/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.\ Drip Irrigation:\ Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in fields during the growing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair drip system daily.
The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed. A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work, maybe offered work on federal holidays or the workers Sabbath as nursery/farm labor may need to take place seven days a week; however, the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the workers Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work will be required. Workday start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. There may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping or growing season. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Workers job duties may require split shifts (e.g. 5:00 am to 10:00am and 5:00pm to 8:00pm). Work hours may vary were there are periods when extra hours are offered and periods of reduced hours are available due to weather, crop conditions, and time of year.
Other Irrigation Duties:\ 1.Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields\ 2.Lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools.\ 3.Observe Revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water\ 4.Disasse ble, service, and store pipe/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.\ 5.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 of4-inch pipe per hour under normal\ working conditions.\ Other Duties May Include:\ 1.Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, non- CDL, farm exempt trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.\ 2.Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and trailers in the fields.\ 3.Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling air blast sprayers.\ 4.Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.\ 5.Workers may also clear debris and garbage from fields and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas.\ 6.Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs.\ 7.Detasseling corn\ 8.Workers with valid drivers licenses and that are insurable may transport workers, equipment, supplies, or crop.\ All other duties assigned.
Workers must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the harvest process throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make