Agricultural Crops, Agricultural Equipment, Disease, Distribution Operations, Driver's License, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Hand Tools, Loading/Unloading, Painting (Facilities and Maintenance), Systems Maintenance, Training/Teaching, Water Supply
LOCATION
PICABO, ID
POSTED
21 days ago
This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2559595
Consultants, please conduct a seated interview. Dates of need are
(9/5/2026 11/1/2026). This order is for work in Picabo, Idaho area.
Workers will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of potatoes, barley, and hay for the majority of the workdays
in the overall contract period. 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 driver\'s 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; make minor mechanical adjustments and
repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to
appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); disinfect the
seed farm; 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 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: 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 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 Packing of Produce will include the following:
Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to sort seed
according to grade, color and size; discard diseased/rotting/inferior
product and foreign matter; cleanup around conveyors and worksite; place
produce in containers or on designated conveyors; select cappers.\
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.