Irrigation Specialist

Plant Grow Harvest•Willcox, AZ

2d•$22 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Irrigation Specialist owns practical irrigation execution and infrastructure awareness for PGH's Arizona potato fields. This role sits at the intersection of crop water needs and the physical systems that deliver water: deep wells, pumps, center pivots, pressure, uniformity, and daily follow-through. PGH needs someone who can help ensure the right amount of water gets applied at the right time and that system problems are caught before the crop pays the price.

Requirements

Valid driver's license required.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of irrigation, crop water management, pump/well, center pivot, farm operations, or infrastructure experience preferred.
Strong practical understanding of soil moisture, water timing, pressure, application uniformity, and crop stage water needs.
Experience with center pivots, deep wells, pumps, telemetry, field sensors, or irrigation maintenance strongly preferred.
Mechanical aptitude and ability to recognize system problems before they become failures.
Comfort using field maps, records, spreadsheets, irrigation notes, or simple reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Execute and verify irrigation schedules based on crop stage, soil moisture, weather, ET, and agronomy input.
Monitor soil moisture, crop stress, application timing, pressure, pivot performance, and field conditions.
Inspect center pivots, wells, pumps, motors, panels, controls, nozzles, leaks, and related infrastructure for operating issues.
Escalate water supply, pressure, uniformity, pump, pivot, electrical, or crop stress issues the same day they appear.
Maintain irrigation records showing what was planned, what happened, and what changed.
Coordinate with agronomy, maintenance, operators, and farm leadership to keep water execution aligned with crop needs.
Support preventive maintenance routines and basic troubleshooting for irrigation infrastructure.