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Applicants must have valid drivers license. 1A license is not necessary but would be an asset for employment. Previous farm experience is not required but is preferred. Individual must be able to work and communicate well with others and also work alone unsupervised. Individual must be mechanically inclined, have some computer knowledge, hard working, reliable and eager to learn.
Duties are:
- operating large machinery such as: tractor, combine, air drill, sprayer and large trucks.
- maintenance of machinery and buildings
- other odd jobs in slower season such as: mowing, cultivating, small building repairs etc.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
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
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty