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Farm Worker

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes, wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa and peas for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within the five SOC codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined) category.

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
• Remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds
• Remove rocks from field
• Paint/repair farm structures
• Perform general cleanup of farm areas
• Drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL 10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites
• Operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties
• 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; 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.
• Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system.
• Other irrigation duties: 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.

Duties related to the cutting/sorting of seed potatoes will include the following:

• Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start machinery; tend/monitor machine to ensure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup.

Duties related to the packing of produce will include the following:

• Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: sort produce according to grade, color and size; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; cleanup around conveyors and worksite; place produce in containers or on designated conveyors; select cappers.

Duties related to the harvesting of potatoes will include the following:

• Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance.

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