What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworker and Laborer/agricultural Equipment Operator position at H David Christensen?
This application encompasses irrigation and general farm labor on a mint, corn, and sugar beet farm. .
This is a skill level II position and workers must have at least 3 months general farm/agricultural experience as workers will be required to work with minimal supervision once job tasks are assigned each day.
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
All other duties assigned under this order will be both those duties of Agricultural Equipment Operator and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Codes 45-2092 and 45-2091
Specific Job Requirements:
Irrigation Duties:
Hand Lines
1. Connect pipes
2. Check the alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution
3. Attach lines to water supply
4. Prime/Turn on pump
5. Turn valves to start flow of water
6. Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals
7. Move pipes through freshly irrigated crop and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times
8. Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 60 pounds on a sustained basis
Salary : $17