Job Description

Consultant Position

Conduct seated interview. Period of intended employment: 3/5/2026-11/24/2026. Location: Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Applicants must have 20 days experience with nursery, and irrigation work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. Applicants hired must be able to obtain a valid Drivers License as driving on public roads may be required.

Job Duties / Basic Job Requirements:

Certification/license requirements, frequent stooping or bending over, lifting requirement up to 100 lbs, repetitive movements, exposure to extreme temperatures. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of bare root and container trees/shrubs, conifers, ball and burlap trees, fruit trees and perennials for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within the five SOC Codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined) category. Will apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer when carrying out the following responsibilities; prepare fields/plant/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees; sow seed; observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care; prune/transplant/pinch plants and cull appropriately to ensure development of product; harvest/pack and store crop; plant shrubs/plants in containers; move containerized trees/shrubs; dig/wrap roots of shrubs/trees and bud grafting; propagation of nursery plants; prepare/ship produced crops by: drive, load/unload farm trucks on, or between, farm worksites; transport crops to onsite storage facilities and lift/transport root balls weighing up to 100 pounds; 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 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. Other irrigation duties: observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines after irrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must move, after a 10-day conditioning period, 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. Extended hours may be required during peak production periods. Work hours may vary and there may be periods when little or no work will be available due to weather, time of year, and the requirements of the cropping program. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farmwork must be performed seven days a week. The worker will be required, however, to work the minimum number of hours indicated in Section A / Item 6. The worker may be offered more than the specified hours per day, but is only required to work the hours specified. The worker may be requested, but will not be required, to work on his/her Sabbath and/or on Federal holidays. Instruction, training, and general supervision will be provided by the farm operator or a designated employee. However, the worker must perform required duties without close supervision and listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of the employer or supervisor. The worker will be required to return worn out tools, supplies, and equipment before new ones will be provided. Most duties are performed out of doors and entail exposure to heat, cold, dust, rain, and other environmental conditions common in fields, including mosquitoes during certain seasons. The worker must crouch, bend, and lift and carry items weighing up to the number of pounds indicated in Section B/Item 4e. in the course of performing required activities. Based on criteria established by the employer such as merit, market conditions, company net profit, experience, length of service with the employer, completion of the work contract, or as otherwise determined at the discretion of the employer, higher wage rates may apply during the contract period up to but not limited to $16.83 per hour (but no less than the required wage rate). Full time employees (including full time seasonal employees) are eligible for: 401(k) retirement plan. Any such added benefit, if elected by the employer, will be applied in a non-discriminatory manner to all employees under this job order who meet the employer's determined criteria. Termination: The employer may terminate the worker with notification to the appropriate state and federal agencies if the worker:

1) fails to complete or refuses to carry out work as assigned (including unexcused absences from work) 2) fails to work in accordance with the terms of this clearance order, the instructions or directions of supervisory personnel, and/or the employers work rules, policies, or procedures 3) fails to comply with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or

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