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Grain Farm of Aaron and Charlene Luzny located at RM #221-SW 2-22-25 West of 2nd, Holdfast, Saskatchewan S0G 2H0, is looking for 1 General Farm Worker to perform the following duties: Air seeding, swathing and combining of grain crops; Help with land preparation for pre and post season of seeding and harvesting grain crops; Operate and maintain farm equipment; Keep work area safe, clean and organized; Farm and yard maintenance.
Requirements: No formal education; basic farm knowledge gained from working on a family farm is an asset; independent operation of farm equipment with minimal supervision; good command of English language; good overall physical health; mechanically-inclined; able to extend time during peak farm season, also with weekends.
Employment details: Full-time for 2 years; employment start date January 31, 2019; wage $21/hour at average 40 hours of work per week; with benefits according to applicable federal and provincial farm labour standards, 2 standard work weeks of paid vacation after 1 year of employment completed, and available accommodation for rent.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
Type of Equipment
- Swather
- Planting equipment
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation available
- Rural community
- Remote location
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
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Dusty