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G.C. Jensen Acres Inc., a large, modern, grain farm operation located at Milden, Saskatchewan, is looking for 3 Seasonal Farm Labourers/Equipment Operators to perform the following duties: Operation of equipment for all or any of the following: field operation, seeding, spraying, swathing, combining, post-harvest maintenance/tillage; Regular maintenance of farm equipment; Regular maintenance of farm yards and buildings (mowing of grass, repair and maintenance of buildings); Construction of farm buildings; General day-to-day tasks required for operations of the farm.
Requirements: English language proficiency is mandatory; excellent written and oral communication skills; minimum of one complete cropping season of farm experience with modern machinery; mechanically-inclined; physically fit and self-starter; can work independently with minimal supervision and a team-player; when necessary, willing to work long hours; valid driver's license is mandatory (with clean driver's abstract); Class 1A driver's license is an asset.
Employment details: Wage at $16 per hour; modern, full-service accommodation and board are provided in farm; work is seasonal for 2015 cropping season from May 1 to November 30.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Lift truck
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Room and board provided
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors