Farm Irrigation Technician

JOB Operate and maintain various types of agricultural heavy equipment such as tractors, harvesters, cultivators, maintainers, backhoes, irrigation equipment and complex irrigation systems. Inspect equipment regularly to ensure it is in good working order. Perform routine maintenance and repairs on all heavy equipment and complex irrigation systems as needed. Assist with physical labor tasks as necessary, including planting, irrigating, and harvesting crops. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES * Ability to learn, understand and follow TCEQ wastewater permit. * Operate, maintain, and repair various types of agricultural heavy equipment used in the construction and repair of dams, borders, unpaved roads, pivot tracks, and farming operations such as tillage, planting, and harvesting. * Maintain and perform minor repairs of heavy agricultural equipment such as hoses, filters, oil and all other fluids. Replace bearings, discs, tires, sweeps as needed. * Operate, set, and maintain spray equipment used for pesticide applications * Operate, a variety of very large equipment used in cultivation and harvesting of agricultural crops on 5,000 acres+/-. * Maintain inventory of parts and supplies needed on a regular basis. * Assist with physical labor tasks as necessary in a large farming operation, including planting, irrigating, and harvesting crops. * Operate, maintain and repair complex irrigation system components such as high voltage electrical center pivots systems, surface irrigation, flow meters, air vents, flush valves, etc. * Operate and maintain complex pumping and pipeline systems. * Closely monitor all irrigation system operations, make adjustments or changes as necessary. * Calculate application rates, acreage, flows, and volumes. Follow water balance plan. * Coordinate irrigation activities with farming activities. * Rotate weekend duty and on-call duty. Work Saturday and Sunday during weekend duty and be available on an on-call basis for the week prior to weekend duty. * C...