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Farm Supervisor

Employer

Sandhills Seed Potatoes Ltd.

Date Posted

November 11, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Spruce Grove, AB
  • Earnings $22.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Dec 11, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Sandhills Seed Potatoes Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Odours
  • Potato and vegetable

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Develop specific plans to prioritize
  • Level earth to fine grade specifications
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
  • Soil fertility programs
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
  • Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties

Supervision

3-4 people

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Bulk handling system
  • Harvesters
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Organized
  • Team player

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Support for persons with disabilities

Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Support for youths

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Veterans

Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

Support for Indigenous people

Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Farm Supervisor 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

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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Abilities

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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

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.

Learn About Interests

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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