Farmworker/Irrigation/Livestock Worker - Masco Corporation

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Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of hay, grain, sugar beets, potatoes, and sheep.
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 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/maintain farm structures; perform general cleanup of farm
areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel
trucks to transport crops to onsite facilities; operate vehicle, 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; 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: operate, maintain and repair 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 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 insure proper movement of
product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter;
report malfunctions; general cleanup.
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; set up facilities for proper potato
storage; shovel dirt and push wheelbarrow in cellar yard; operate potato
piler.
Duties related to the production of Livestock will include the
following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of
livestock and apply the appropriate care; observe animals to detect
illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to
determine offspring delivery time; assist in delivery; apply or
administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives
and feed/water livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to
haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls;
clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp
livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/sheds; hoist/stack bales of
hay onto wagon/truck.