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Company operating name: LANCE MILLER LTD
Business address: NE-24-37-30-W1 Arran SK, S0A 0B0
Mailing (PO Box 16 Swan River, MB R0L 1Z0)
Operating in: Arran, Saskatchewan
Title of position: General Farm Labourer
Number of Positions: (2)
Job duties: working in the shop; getting machinery ready for harvest; final checks on machinery before heading to the field; spraying fields before harvest, in-crop and pre/post harvest; hauling water for sprayers; picking rocks and stumps; cutting grass in farm yard and trimming around farm buildings; crop management; yard work; cleaning bins before harvest; bin repair; building repair; machinery maintenance; swathing and harvesting crops; finish harvest duties; driving trucks; tillage and harrowing.
Terms of employment: Full- time permanent
Wage: $20.00 per hour
Bonuses/Benefits: Housing provided at no cost
Language: Must be able to read, write & speak English
Relocation: The cost of travel will be covered from the employees home to the work location and round trip to the employees home
Experience: Basic farm knowledge required; previous exposure to farm life
Location of work: NE-24-37-30-W1 Arran SK, S0A 0B0
Contact information:
Lance Miller 306-595-2339
or;
Kara Dyer, Beyond Borders Immigration Consulting.
kara@beyondbordersimmigration.ca
1-306-599-9295
Skills/Requirements: Basic farm knowledge required; previous exposure to farm life
Be physically fit and be willing to work long hours
Be flexible to work all days of the week (varied work days)
Be willing to work outdoors
Be self motivated
Have a good attitude
Have a clean drivers record
Resume required
References available upon request
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
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
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Manure spreader
- Loader
- Haying equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Staff accommodation provided
- Rural community
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Type of Automated Systems Experience
- Irrigation system
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated