Irrigation Clerk - Burbank, WA

SUMMARY

Monitor automated irrigation system to ensure that water orders are carried out for the successful growing of crops.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors activity of all farm pivots, ensuring that crop manager’s water orders are being followed. Includes watching pivot movements, start and stops, water depths, and degrees. Regularly record pivot activity, watching for changes outside of the prescribed water orders.
• Monitors activity of all farm pump stations to ensure pumps are turned on and off in coordination with water orders, and that all systems are operating correctly.
• Answers phone calls, taking messages or directing to the correct person; operates truck scale and completes scale tickets to ensure commodities are documented; basic office duties to include filing or copying; helps to maintain cleanliness of office.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one or more months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
• Ability to write simple correspondence. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of farm systems or an agriculture background is helpful.
• Computer literacy is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, manipulate or feel objects, tools, or controls. 
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, talk and/or hear. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.