farm machinery operator

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 44 to 60 hours per week
• Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Organic farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Wet / damp
• Dairy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Handling animals
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Milk cows
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Milking system (automated)
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Haying equipment
• Lift truck
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
• Manure handling and storage

Transportation / travel information

Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Government programs

Recognized employer

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Other benefits

On-site housing options

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
21 days ago