General Farm/Equipment Operator/Harvest Worker

Idaho Employer

American Falls, ID

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agricultural Crops, Agricultural Equipment, Disease, Distribution Operations, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Forklift, Hand Tools, Loading/Unloading, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Skid Steer Loader, Systems Maintenance, Training/Teaching, Water Supply
LOCATION
American Falls, ID
POSTED
22 days ago
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2558601 Dates of need are 09/01/2026 to 11/01/2026. This order is for work in the American Falls, Idaho area. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period. 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; wash agricultural equipment; make\ minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery/ harvest equipment such as forklifts, skid-steers, stingers, conveyor tables, pilers, and crop transport trucks; 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; build/replace/repair/maintain fencing;\ perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel/6-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: Irrigation duties will include the following: operate/maintain/repair irrigation systems.\ 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.\ 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.\ 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; alert equipment operator of equipment\ clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.

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