Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2338307

Worksite: Big Piney Wyoming Dates of Need: 04/15/2025 - 10/31/2025. Must have 3 months experience. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of hay, pasture, and cattle. 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; 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/maintain farm structures; maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks; 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.\ Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of flooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section of field; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water flow; close\ gate in ditch/pipe when bordered section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to underground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into\ designated areas; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water; maintain dams and headgates; mix and apply proper solutions to fill holes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and\ spillways, and make minor repairs to metal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves and gates.\ 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 production of livestock will include the following: check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care; examine 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; place mineral blocks; herd livestock; clean corrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand,\ clip/tag and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds; maintain records on animals; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck; patrol grazing lands on horseback or using all-terrain vehicles.