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Seasonal General Farm Worker

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Job Order #: 5431643

NOC: 8431
Employer Name:
HOUSER FARMS LTD.
Wage/Salary Info:
$16-$17 /hour
Posted Date:
13-Apr-2015
Location:
UNITY
 
# of Positions:
1
Employment Terms:
Seasonal:F-T
Length of Employment:
6 months
Education:
Completed at least some post-secondary
Experience:
1-2 Years
Apply By:
15-Aug-2015
How to Apply?:
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Employer Name:
HOUSER FARMS LTD.
Employer Address:
 
Box 278
UNITY,SK
CANADA
S0K4L0
Contact Name:
Edward Houser
Contact Phone:
(306) 228-2998
Contact Fax:
(306) 228-2436
Contact Email:
echouser@yourlink.ca


Description

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.

 

Skills and Abilities

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

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