Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
Experience and specialization
Type of crops
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
