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Coutts Agro Ltd., a large, modern grain farm in West Central Saskatchewan (Section 10, Township 29, Range 23 West of 3rd Meridian along Highway 7, Kindersley S0L 1S0) 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 $23 per hour at average of 40 hours per week. Start date - May 2017.
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 vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
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