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EMPLOYER: Houser Farms Ltd.
LOCATION: Unity, Saskatchewan
JOB TYPE: Seasonal
WAGE: $16-$17/ Hour
# OF POSITIONS: 1
EDUCATION: At least some secondary
EXPERIENCE: Min 1 year hands on grain farm experience
How to Apply: Email, Fax, In Person or Mail (Email Preferred)
Employer Address: Box 278 Unity SK, S0K 4L0
Land Location: NW353923W3
Contact Name: Edward Houser
Contact Phone: (306) 228-2998
Contact Fax: (306) 228-2436
Contact Email: echouser@yourlink.ca
Description
We are a family run grain farm with 5,000 acres of grain, looking for dedicated worker with a farming background to join our hard working team.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Min 1 year of hands on grain farm experience
Machine operating experience preferred
Class 5 drivers license or equivalent required to drive equipment and get around (isolated area)
Understanding of long farm hours in high season, grain farm practice and expectations
Responsibilities
Plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops
Operating farming equipment (Combines, Air Seeders, Sprayers, Swathers)
Ability to read gauges, instruments and electronic readout gauges for farm equipment
Maintain farm machinery and equipment
Cleaning and maintenance of equipment, yard and buildings as needed
General farm labour
Carpentry skills an asset
Perform other duties as need arises
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Working with others
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
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
- Loader
- Haying equipment
- Forage equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation 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
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot