Student Veterans of America Jobs

Temporary Need: 02/16/24 - 12/15/24. Two (2) full-time, seasonal, temporary Farm/Irrigation/Mink workers needed. Requirements: Applicants must have 20 days experience with farm/irrigation/mink work and provide the contact information of at least one reference who can verify experience and performance. 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. Ability to crouch, bend, lift and carry 100 lbs. Will work 40 hours/week, Mon-Fri from 8:00am - 5:00pm. Wage is $16.34/hour. The worker may be offered work seven days a week, as farm work must be performed seven days a week. 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. Location: Work will be performed in Payson, Spanish Fork, Mona and Wellington, UT. Duties: Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of mink and alfalfa. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of mink and alfalfa. General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences; drive tractors; clean/maintain farm areas to include removal of old pens and sheds; 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. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals. 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 delivery time, assist in delivery; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; herd livestock; clean/disinfect livestock corrals/stalls/sheds; assist breeding; may assist in the harvesting of pelts. Job duties may require evening and/or Saturday shifts due to crop or livestock demands. 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. Terms and Conditions of Employment: Employee must be willing to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision. Tools, kitchen facilities and transportation provided at no cost to workers. Must be able to provide employment eligibility documentation (I9 verification) upon hire. The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers' Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers' Compensation laws for comparable employment. The employer guara ntees to ffer the worker employment for a total number of work days equal to at least 3/4's of the total work period beginning with the first workday after the arrival of the worker at the place of employment or advertised contractual first day of need. Whichever is later to occur, and ending on the expiration date specified. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer shall pay the worker the cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer ($15.46/day, $59/day with receipts). The offered wage equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage issued and determined by DOL for the time period the work is performed. This job is in connection with a future H-2A labor certification application.