Agricultural Crops, Disease, Distribution Operations, Driver's License, Hand Tools, Loading/Unloading, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Sales, Training/Teaching, Water Supply
LOCATION
Aberdeen, ID
POSTED
18 days ago
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2558600
Dates of need are 09/01/2026 - 11/01/2026. This order is for work in the
Aberdeen, 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.
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; 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 to transport crops to onsite
storage facilities on, or between, farm worksites; pick up and transport
seed/supplies from seller to farm; 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.\
Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler 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 Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the
following:\
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort
potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on
machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start
machinery; tend/monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product;
discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report
malfunctions; general cleanup.\
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.