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Job Details

Farm Machinery Custom Operator

Employer

Meinema Custom Farming Ltd.

Date Posted

October 29, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Lacombe, AB
  • Earnings $24.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Nov 19, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Meinema Custom Farming Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Hay farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Grain, oil and forage crop

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain work records and logs

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Harvesters
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Planting equipment
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Farm Machinery Custom Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Agricultural and Related Service Contractors and Managers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services

METHODICAL

Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers

innovative

Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services

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Interest Codes

Specialized Livestock Workers
METHODICAL

Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses

INNOVATIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs

directive

Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers

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General Learning Ability

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Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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