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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

16

Job Duties:

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, dry beans, potatoes and wheat. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production. General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; perform general clean up of farm areas. 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. 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 Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following: Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. 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.

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

5:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Golden Sun Farms, Inc.

Location:

Hammett, ID 83627

Telephone Number:

+12083662349

Worksite

Address:

851 North Medbury Hill Drive (including fields/worksites within a 15-mile radius), Hammett, ID 83627

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23027-733475

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

or, when irrigating, $.36 per 40 foot section of 3 inch pipe, whichever is greater

Date Posted:

2/19/2023

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