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Work site environment
- Dry pea and bean farming
- Organic farming
- Other grain farming
- Wheat farming
- Horticultural field crop
- Harvest crops
Tasks
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
- Handling animals
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
- Treat livestock health issues
- Weeding
- Maintain financial and production records
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Select livestock for sale
- Maintain work records and logs
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Perform maintenance on rides and equipment
- Feed and tend animals
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Clean the crops
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
Type of crops
- Garlic
Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated irrigation system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Vegetable or fruit harvester
- Forklift
- Vegetable harvester
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Planting equipment
- Manure spreader
- Lift truck
- Hand tools
- Forage equipment
- Farm truck
- Combine harvester
Regulations knowledge
- Knowledge of preventive maintenance of machinery and equipment
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to work independently
Own tools/equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you live near the job location?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- On-site housing options