Farm supervisor

• Location 3524 Highway 3 ECreston, BCV0B 1G1
• Work location On site
• Salary$26.00HOUR hourly / 30 to 72 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
• Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend
• Starts as early as 2027-04-01
• Benefits: Other benefits
• vacancies 1 vacancy
• Source Job Bank #3662794

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Outdoors
• Potato and vegetable
• Tree and orchard fruit
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Cut agricultural crops
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Oversee the process of hoeing crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Soil fertility programs
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Supervise other workers
• Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants

Supervision

• 11-15 people

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflowers
• Cherries
• Cucumbers
• Field berries
• Garlic
• Melons
• Onions
• Raspberries
• Sweet corn
• Tomatoes
• Zucchinis
• Orchard fruit

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor
• Forklift

Area of specialization

• Agricultural crop service

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Dependability
• Reliability

Benefits

Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer