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Farm Machinery Operator

Employer

Mike Richard grain farming

Date Posted

November 18, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Spirit River, AB
  • Earnings $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 18, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Mike Richard grain farming

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Wheat farming
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Grain, oil and forage crop
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • 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
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Harvesters
  • Seed drill
  • Tractor
  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Lift truck
  • Loader
  • Planting equipment
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment
  • Skidsteer
  • Forklift
  • Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Screening questions

  • 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?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years


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

Interest Codes

General Farm Workers
METHODICAL

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

Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment

innovative

Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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