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General farm workers plant, cultivate and harvest crops, raise livestock and poultry and maintain and repair farm equipment and buildings. Ability to operator farm machinery (truck, forklift, riding mower) an asset.
Plant, fertilize, cultivate, spray, irrigate and harvest crops
Feed and tend livestock and poultry
Perform or assist in performing breeding activities
Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Follow food safety and security and animal bio-security procedures
Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and coops
Maintain or assist in the maintenance of facilities and farm infrastructure including cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
Basic farm knowledge, may be obtained from working on a family farm
Essential Skills
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Specific Skills
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Feed and tend animals
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
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
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
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