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Farm Machinery Operator

Employer

JACKSON FARMS

Date Posted

June 11, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Dapp, AB
  • Earnings $27.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Seasonal Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Jul 11, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

JACKSON FARMS

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Sitting

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Other benefits

Transportation provided by employer

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities


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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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