Rock Creek Cattle Company Ltd.
Irrigator Job in Deer Lodge, MT
Temporary full time position from 3/15/2023 to 11/1/2023. Worker will be
required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of
cattle and grass hay. The majority of the work activities during the
overall contract period, however, will be related to Irrigation. General
Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: drive and operate
farm machines; attach farm implements, such as plow, seed drill, disc
and manure spreader to tractor; 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 farm
structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general clean up of farm
areas; drive, load/unload pick-up trucks; maintain worker housing/yard;
operate motor bike or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing
duties. 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: push on switch that activates
circle sprinkler system. 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; shovel or hoe soil to clear
ditches/furrows and build embankments to appropriately channel water.
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, and
irrigating wheat crop under wheel lines. To meet minimum acceptable
performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day
conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of
3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal
working conditions. Other duties as assigned, include: 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 delivery time, assist in delivery; apply
or administer medications/vaccines ; mix feed/additives and feed/water
livestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute
feed/water; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls; clean/disinfect
livestock corrals/stalls/sheds; brand and clip/tag livestock;
hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck. 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 a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any
way a party.