General Farm/Irrigation Worker - Masco Corporation

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Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the
production of potatoes, grain and hay.
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; repair and maintain
farm vehicles,
implements, and mechanical equipment; 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; 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; 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.
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 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: discard
diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment
operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct
machine performance.