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Thunder Ridge Farms Partnership, a large, modern grain farm in Northern Saskatchewan (Parcel J Plan 89 PA00963 Highway 40, Leask S0J 1M0), is looking for Farm Equipment Operators to perform the following duties: 1) operate and maintain sprayer, tractors and other modern farm equipment; 2) plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray and harvest crops; 3) check, clean, adjust, repair and lubricate farm machinery and inform supervisor of machinery malfunction.
Requirements: 1) Basic farm knowledge; 2)English proficiency is mandatory; 3) Excellent written and oral communication skills; 4) Mechanically-inclined; 5) Physically fit and self-starter; 6) Can work independently with minimal supervision, and a team-player; 7) When necessary, willing to work long hours; 8) Valid driver's license is mandatory (with clean driver's abstract); 9) Class 1A driver's license is an asset; 10) Previous experience with modern farm equipment is an asset.
Employment details: Job is full-time and permanent; wage at $19.73 per hour at average 40 hours per week. Start date - immediately.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
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
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
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
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty
- Hot