- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 8
- Job Duties:
- Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa, corn, sugar beets, and triticale. 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: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to pack silage/crops, till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; operate bagger to place silage/crops into large plastic storage bags; 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; mow farm areas; burn/spray weeds; cover silage/crop pits/piles with plastic and tires; cut tires; remove rocks from fields/farm areas; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm areas; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL semi/10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Irrigation duties will include the following:
Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.
Pivots: operate, maintain, repair system; free stuck tires;
Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; maintain and repair irrigation systems and ensure proper working order; 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.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse