Irrigation Specialist

Irrigation Specialist JD

Location:

Willcox, Arizona |

Reports To:

Farm Supervisor / Agronomy Lead | Employment:
Full-time, Hourly, non exempt | Seasonality:
Seasonal intensity varies by crop phase

Plant Grow Harvest — PGH — is a vertically integrated specialty potato company with farming operations across multiple regions. We grow seed, fresh, and specialty potatoes and are building a farming organization defined by field discipline, strong systems, experienced agricultural judgment, and strong people leadership.

The work is seasonal, hands‑on, and execution‑critical. The right people for PGH take pride in getting the details right because small misses in farming can become major losses in stand, yield, quality, storability, safety, labor efficiency, or equipment uptime.

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.

• 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.

• Fields properly irrigated.
• Irrigation events are completed on time, at the correct duration, pressure, and uniformity.
• Pivot, pump, well, and pressure issues are caught early.
• Soil moisture is maintained within target ranges by field and crop stage.
• Irrigation records are current, accurate, and useful for management review.

• 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.
• Valid driver's license required.

This role is based in Willcox, Arizona. Work is primarily field‑based and includes heat, dust, long days, early starts, equipment movement, and seasonal urgency. Planting, irrigation, harvest, and critical maintenance windows may require extended hours and weekend work.

• Hourly range: $22 - $28.00
• 9 company‑paid holidays
• 10 days of PTO