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Southeastern Saskatchewan family run grain & oilseed farm. Wanted experienced farm operator. Seasonal (April through November) full-time employment available for reliable, self-motivated person with a positive attitude. Duties include operation and maintenance of new large equipment. Welding and repairing skills required. Carpentry skills is an asset. Top wage paid for individual with experience. Applicant must have a valid drivers class 5 license. Non-smoker preferred. Rural community offers recreation, education, medical services, and excellent quality family life. $30/hr plus over-time. Benefits include life insurance plan, long term disability, extended health coverage, dental, drug plan, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, and pension plan.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
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
- 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
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty