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Farm Equipment Operator
Employer
GrainfarmlifeDate Posted
August 02, 2022Languages
English-
Location Silver Valley, AB
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Earnings $35.00 to $50.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 55 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 3  Vacancies
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Closing Date Aug 30, 2022
Employer
Grainfarmlife
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work Site Environment
- Dry pea and bean farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Outdoors
- Wheat farming
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work Setting
- Staff accommodation available
- Staff accommodation provided
- Rural area
Tasks
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Combine harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Loader
- Sprayer or duster
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Tractor
Security and Safety
Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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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
- OBJECTIVE
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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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