farmworker and laborer

This application encompasses irrigation, general farm labor and harvesting of potatoes, corn, sugar beets, wheat, beans, mint, and other cover crops.

This is a skill level II position and requires at least three (3) months agricultural equipment operator and general farm labor experience. Workers will work with minimal supervision once given job duties for the day.

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds. Specific Job Requirements:

Hand lines:

1. Connect pipes

2. Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution

3. Attach lines to water supply

4. Turn on pump

5. Turn valves to start flow of water

6. Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals,

7. Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times

8. Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a sustained basis

Flood Irrigation:

1. Lift gate inside of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field

2. Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment of cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow

3. Close gates in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded

4. Open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch

5. Siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designated areas

6. Shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water

7. Mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates.

Drip Irrigation:

Workers will lay drip tape and remove drip tape in fields during the growing season. They will inspect, monitor, and repair drip system daily.