What are the responsibilities and job description for the Irrigation Lead and Equipment Operator position at Lazarus Naturals?
Etz Hayim owns and operates the brands Cycling Frog and Lazarus Naturals, as well as a sprawling operation that spans from farming over 300 acres of hemp, extraction, chemical processing, packaging and warehousing to support both brands and private label customers.
Lazarus Naturals was founded in 2016 to provide safe and accessible CBD products for everyone who would benefit from them, regardless of their financial situation and ability to pay, which is why we provide a 60% Assistance Program to veterans and people with disabilities or low-incomes. In order to maintain an affordable price point and our commitment to accessibility for all, we have built a vertically integrated business model, which allows us to walk our talk of developing quality, affordable products - from product inception, development, seed, farming, extraction, finished production formulation and packaging, and distribution.
Cycling Frog is normalizing the consumption of casual use THC products. We are on a mission to make THC convenient, affordable, and fun by making a sessionable THC beverage the same price as a beer or soda. We want to change the way THC is consumed and viewed by our society by focusing on lower potency, ready to drink beverages that can easily fit into anyone’s lifestyle. Under the Federal Farm Bill it is legal to sell these low potency THC products across all 50 states via the internet, and anywhere you can grab a beer.
This role will be based in Powell Butte, Oregon.
Reports To: Farm Operations Supervisor
Summary: This position will focus on mapping irrigation layouts, install irrigation, preventative maintenance and repair of irrigation, and decommissioning at the end of the season. Candidates will need to be available for on-call duty after hours during planting and harvest seasons and willing to travel to nearby farm sites to conduct repairs. This position will also be responsible for operating trucks, trailers, tractors, and other heavy equipment throughout the year.
Job Description:
Irrigation Lead
Mapping out areas for irrigation installation according to the farm plan and irrigation diagrams.
Digging trenches, supervising layflat installation, laying mulch beds and installing pipes and lines.
Installing and maintaining pumps, filters, and electrical timers.
Conducting routine maintenance checks and maintaining filter backflushing schedule.
Troubleshooting and replacing faulty parts.
Proficiently and safely use power and manually operated tools and equipment to perform irrigation installation and maintenance.
Monitor and test old and new irrigation installations, troubleshoot and repair problems, observe pipe and valve placements and evaluate start-ups, winterization and overall operation of the irrigation system.
Perform minor hardscape installations and repair, periodic property maintenance.
Conduct and record detailed inspections and plan/execute upgrades as necessary
Maintain and care for company equipment, tools and vehicles.
Maintain a clean job site, orderly and stocked equipment trailer.
Forecast equipment, labor and material needs to ensure efficient production.
Understand and meet production and maintenance schedule deadlines
Track materials and time on service work orders and submit daily according to current processes and procedures.
Other Duties and Responsibilities as assigned.
Equipment Operator
Safely operate and tend to farm equipment using current GPS technology, including trucks, semis, combines, tractors, loaders, skid steers, and farm implements.
Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.
Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
Troubleshoot, service and repair agricultural machinery and report problems and needs to management, noting physical and mechanical issues on a checklist.
Attach and operate farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, trailers, etc.
Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
Irrigate and till soil, plant, cultivate, and harvest crops including hemp, fiber, and cover crops.
Assist with post-harvest tasks including biomass trucking and boxing.
Confer with management and prioritize work requests to ensure machinery is organized and operational when it is needed.
Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions.
