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Farm Supervisor

Employer

Sunterra Greenhouse

Date Posted

April 30, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Acme, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 60 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date May 14, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Sunterra Greenhouse

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Asset languages

Spanish; Castilian

Work site environment

  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location
  • Willing to relocate
  • Greenhouse

Tasks

  • Develop specific plans to prioritize
  • Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • 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
  • Hire and train staff
  • Establish work priorities and ensure procedures are followed and deadlines are met
  • Organize greenhouse and nursery operations

Supervision

16-20 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Word

Type of crops

  • Greenhouse tomatoes
  • Tomatoes

Technical experience

Greenhouse production programs

Equipment and machinery experience

Automated irrigation system

Area of work experience

  • Plant disease, pest and weed prevention and eradication
  • Plant growth and development

Area of specialization

  • Agricultural crop service
  • Plant knowledge and identification

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

Life insurance

Other benefits

Parking available


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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

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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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Numerical Ability

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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