Farm Supervisor
Posted on Jan 28, 2021 by Barr-Ag Ltd
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Location Olds, AB
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Earnings $20.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 3 Vacancies
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Closing Date Mar 19, 2021
Employer
Barr-Ag Ltd
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Tractor
- Haying equipment
- Farming machinery
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Additional Skills
- Perform general farm duties
- Maintain work records and logs
Area of Specialization
Agricultural crop service
Type of Farm Operations
Hay farming
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Tight deadlines
Ability to Supervise
3-4 people
Work Location Information
Rural area
Agricultural Service Contractors Specific Skills
Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
Farm Supervisors Specific Skills
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Develop work schedules and establish procedures
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
Personal Suitability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- 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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- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling machinery and equipment; and in participating in the provision of services
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating and maintaining financial and operational records; and in hiring and training workers
- innovative
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Interest in negotiating with farmers and farm managers regarding services
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 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.
- METHODICAL
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Interest in handling equipment to perform general farm duties; and in maintaining livestock performance records and in training horses
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in co-ordinating information to formulate feeding programs
- directive
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Interest in supervising feeding, health and breeding programs; may supervise general farm workers and harvesting labourers
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 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.