Equipment Operator/Farmworker/Irrigator

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Dates of Need: 3/1/2025-11/15/2025. Applicants must have 3 months

experience with equipment operation, farm & irrigation work. 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 of 4-inch pipe

per hour under normal working conditions.

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the

production of alfalfa, wheat straw, and triticale. The majority of the

work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be

related to agricultural equipment operation.\

General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: carry out

crew lead tasks as directed by employer/foreman/supervisor; 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;

maintain/repair fencing; 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 facilities; 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 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.

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 of

4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.

Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the

farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform

required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and

follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker

will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment

before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors

and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental

conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain

seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing

up to 100 pounds in the course of performing required activities.

The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be

performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to

work the minimum number of hours indicated in the job description. The

worker may be offered more than the specified hours er day but is only

required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but

will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal

holidays. Job duties will require straight and split shifts as well as

shifts spanning two calendar days due to crop and irrigation demands.

Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will

be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the

cropping program.