Equipment Operator/Farmworker/Irrigator

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

production of hay, barley, wheat, and straw. 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: 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 and equipment; may mix and/or

spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if

applicable); load sprayers with water and chemicals; spray weeds; remove

undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds by hand or with

shovels, weedwhackers, etc.; remove rocks from field;

paint/repair/maintain farm structures/equipment; perform general cleanup

of farm areas/buildings/trucks/equipment; swath/rake/bale alfalfa and

straw; stack bales; load/unload bales onto/off trailers/trucks; place

tarps on hay/straw stacks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain

vehicle in the course of\

performing duties; transport garbage to dumpsite; haul and spread gravel

and cinders; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL

semi/10-wheel/2-3 axle trucks; operate wheel loader with bale fork;

operate\

tractors/ trucks to load/unload products; adjust the controls of a

machine or a vehicle to exact positions; keep a daily log of products

and vehicle service; keep trucks in working order by performing small

repairs and\

conducting daily general maintenance duties on mechanical, safety, and

emergency equipment; report truck problems to farm mechanic; transport

crops to market; 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; dig up

mainline with\

backhoe and weld/fix pipe; layout new mainline.\

Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system to include gear boxes,

tires, drains, end guns, center drives, u-joints, motors, etc.; free

pivots when stuck.\

Other Irrigation Duties: move and replace canal bridges; 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, flush, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after

irrigation season