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TERRY WEGNER General Farm/Irrigation Worker in SAINT XAVIER, Montana
Temporary full-time position from 4/15/2024 to 11/15/2024. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of sugar beets, corn, and small grains. 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; paint/repair/maintain farm structures; maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL 10-wheel trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; transport crops to market; perform all other duties related to farm maintenance, crop production, and irrigation; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers. Flood irrigation duties will include the following: 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; install/maintain/remove dams; remove equipment from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; disassemble, service, and store equipment after irrigation season. In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute or contractual job offer which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.