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Employment Terms: Full Time
Duties and Responsibilities:
Operate farm machinery and equipment for seeding, spraying and harvesting grain crops
Drive heavy duty truck to haul seed, fertilizer and grain
Maintain and clean machines
Perform other general farm duties as required
Working Hours: Farm work varies greatly by weather condition; days off when the weather is not suitable for farming
Wage: salary or hourly depending on applicant
Employment Requirements:
Education: No formal education is required
Work Experience:
Basic farm knowledge. Previous farm work experience would be an asset
Knowledge in basic mechanical repairs is an asset but not required
- Have class 1A drivers or be willing to get license
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Bulk grain or feed handling
Work Site Environment
- Dusty