Job Description

Job Posting

Dates in need are 02/01/2026 - 11/15/2026. Total workers needed: 26 over 5 staggered start dates. Staggered arrival dates:

Group 1: 4 workers on or about 2-1-26

Group 2: 2 workers on or about 3-1-26

Group 3: 15 workers on or about 4-1-26

Group 4: 3 workers on or about 8-15-26

Group 5: 2 workers on or about 8-30-26

Duration of employment: 2-1-26 to 11-15-26

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of potatoes, wheat, barley, and hay 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
• 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
• Remove rocks from field
• Paint/repair farm structures
• Perform general cleanup of farm areas
• Discard rocks and foreign materials during spring activities
• Drive, load/unload farm/Ag exempt, non CDL 10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites
• Operate trucks/tow machinery including conveyors, scoopers and pilers to fields and storage
• Load and regulate flow of crops, using conveyers, scoopers and pilers, into trucks from storage
• Observe/listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions
• Manipulate/adjust/repair malfunctioning equipment or notify supervisor of malfunction
• 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:

• Set up/maintain/repair/operate irrigation equipment
• Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; 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
• Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system
• 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: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance
• Maintain farm properties by mowing lawn, pulling weeds or raking and trimming of bushes and trees

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