Farm Equipment Operator
Posted on Feb 12, 2021 by Serfas Farms Ltd
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Location Turin, AB
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Earnings $18.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 150 to 320 hours per month
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Position Temporary Full Time
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Vacancies 6 Vacancies
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Closing Date Mar 18, 2021
Employer
Serfas Farms Ltd
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Sprayer or duster
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Combine harvester
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Type of Farm Operations
- Corn farming
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Wheat farming
- Livestock combination farming
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sitting
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Food Specialties
Cereals, grains and pulses
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Organized
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
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Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
- innovative
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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
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