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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2310325

Dates of Need: 2/26/2025-10/31/2025. Agricultural Equipment Operators:\ Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting of crops.\ Specific Job Requirements:\ Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.\ Operate towed machines such as seed drills to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.\ Operate farm implements that cultivate, mow, lift and harvest onions.\ Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.\ Routinely inspect equipment to determine maintenance needs.\ Troubleshoot, adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors of machinery malfunctions.\ Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.\ Operate tractor for installation of drip tape irrigation system.\ Irrigate soil using pivot systems, portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.\ Operate and maintain pivot systems including drip filter stations.\ Prime and start electrical and diesel irrigation pumps.\ Input irrigation schedules in drip irrigation controllers.\ Identify problems and report to supervisor (electrical short, nonfunctioning valves, identify out of specified pressures in station and fields).\ Read pressure gauges and set valves at specified pressures.

-Must be able to lift and/or load 50lbs.\ -Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.\ -May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc.\ -May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc.\ -Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc.\ -There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling,\ weeding, etc.

The hours listed are the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send the fruit to market when fresh, it is the prevailing practice to work substantially more, less or different hours than those listed, sometimes for extended periods of time. When the number of hours for a week exceeds the number listed the worker may be offered, but not required, to work more hours.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be performed during light rain and in high humidity and in freezing or high heat temperatures. The worker may be required to work in the orchard when trees are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Worker may be required to lift or load objects continually up to 50 pounds.\ The Worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work related riding purposes or any other non-passenger intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so.\ All work related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor. Workers compensation claims may be presented to any medical provider, through your employer or state agency if applicable.\ Full Growing Season Commitment: The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer through the full period of employment.\ Light Duty: Workers restricted to light duty work by their physician may be offered light duty jobs in accordance with State Law and/or agency guidance.\ Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with job specification and to demonstrate proper method and other crop specific issues.\ General Job Specifications:\ 1. Must be able to perform all duties within this job description in what can be considered a safe manner adhering to all established orchard safety guidelines, practices and procedures.\ 2. Must wear all required and assigned personal protective equipment at all times when required to do so. Worker must wear proper clothing and footwear depending on the season. All footwear must be closed-toed and durable due to safety precautions.\ 3. The Employer or designated worker will provide instructions and general supervision. Workers will be expected to conform to the specific instructions given for each days work.\ 4. Workers will be required to attend an orientation on workplace rules, policies and safety information.\ 5. Individuals who are not employed by the Employer will not be permitted in or adjacent to the work site. In particular, no non-working children may be present at or adjacent to work sites or left in vehicles during the workday. Workers arriving at work with non-working children or other non-workers will be sent home.\ 6. Workers who are eligible for Employer provided housing will have employer arranged transportation from the housing to the worksite.\ 7. All other dut