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We are looking for dedicated, reliable individuals with grain farm background and experience to join our team for the 2017 season.
Duties Include:
- Operation of farm equipment; tractor, air drill, sprayer, grain cart, combine, auger, and semi
- Regular maintenance of all farm equipment
- Plant, spray, and harvest crops
- General farm labour
Skill Requirements:
- Must have experience in operating large, modern, computerized equipment
- Mechanically inclined
- Must possess a valid drivers license
Other Requirements:
- Must be able to work extended hours during peak seasons
- Ability to work independently with little supervision, but also as part of a team when required
Wages will be determined based on qualifications and experience. Preference will be given to those applicants with more than two years of grain farm experience and a valid class 1A license.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
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
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- 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
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty