Irrigation Intern

Assisting with activities related to water scheduling and monitoring. Includes collecting, recording, and analyzing information from water monitoring devices (soil moisture sensors, pressure bombs, water transmitters, water meters, weather stations); assisting with water orders; organizing a database of irrigation equipment; and testing the accuracy of water meters.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Occasionally the employment commitment may require work or travel on weekends and outside normal business hours to collect or analyze data.
• Field work requires use of an ATV and some farm machinery (training provided) and dexterity in handling moderately heavy (50 lbs.) pieces of equipment while on foot in the orchards.
• Orchard conditions are extreme, with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 100 F°.