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G.C. Jensen Acres Inc., a large, modern, grain farm operation located at SW 03-30-12 W3 of Milden, Saskatchewan S0L 2L0, is looking for 2 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; Help in regular maintenance of farm equipment; Regular maintenance of farm yards and buildings (mowing of grass, and help in repair and maintenance of buildings); General day-to-day tasks required for operations of the farm.
Requirements: No formal education required; English language proficiency is mandatory; excellent written and oral communication skills; minimum of one complete cropping season of basic farm experience with modern machinery is an asset; 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: Work is seasonal and full time from May 1 to November 30, 2016; wage at $22 per hour at average of 40 hours per week; modern, full-service accommodation and board are available on farm; on-the-job training provided.
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
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Fertilize and spray crops
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Lift truck
- Combine
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- 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
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors