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Farm Labourer/Equipment Operator& Class 1A Driver positions are available for the 2015 Seeding and/or Harvest seasons.
Job duties are as follows:
- Operation of equipment for all or any of the following operations: field preparation, seeding, spraying, swathing, grain cart, combining, post-harvest maintenance/tillage.
- Regular maintenance of farm equipment.
- Regular maintenance of farm yards, buildings, etc. (mowing of grass, repair & maintenance of buildings).
- Construction of farm buildings.
- General day to day tasks for operations & maintenance of the farm & farm camp.
- Other duties as they arise.
Terms of Employment are:
- Seasonal permanent, full-time position for the duration of the employment term for seeding and/or harvest.
- Seeding season - April 20 - June 15, 2015
- Spraying season - June 15 - August 1, 2015
- Harvest season - August 15 - November 15, 2015
Wage:
- Competitive (based on experience).
- Full Room & Board are provided on farm.
Location of work:
- Mardell Farms Ltd.'s main office is located in Saskatoon, SK. and has farms located in each of the Snowden, Hoey, Aberdeen and Colonsay areas of Saskatchewan. The main farm yard and farm camp is located near Snowden, SK. The farm camp & farm equipment move to the other farm locations throughout the season as the work on the farms dictates.
Skills & Education requirements:
- Excellent communication skills (written & oral) in English.
- Extensive grain farm experience with modern John Deere machinery (minimum of 1 cropping season - seeding to harvest completion)
- Post-secondary Agricultural or Mechanical education is an asset
- Mechanically inclined
- Energetic
- Self-motivated
- Works independently and/or in a team atmosphere
- Willing to work long hours when necessary
- Valid drivers license - mandatory with clean drivers abstract
- Class 1A drivers license is an asset
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel for extended periods
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Planting equipment
- Fertilizer equipment
- Combine
- Seed drill
- Farm truck
- Crop sprayer or duster
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation available
- Staff accommodation provided
- Room and board provided
- Rural community
- Remote location
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
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous