Farm Worker, General
Posted on Feb 02, 2021 by Prairie Gold Farms
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Location Arrowwood, AB
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Earnings $18.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 35 to 80 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Mar 04, 2021
Employer
Prairie Gold Farms
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
- Air Brake (Z) Endorsement
Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Sprayer or duster
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Lift truck
- Haying equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer applicator
- Combine harvester
Experience
Experience an asset
Type of Farm Operations
- Dry pea and bean farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Wheat farming
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Write daily basic progress reports
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Criminal record check
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Cold/refrigerated
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
Work Location Information
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Staff accommodation provided
- Various locations
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by employer
Food Specialties
Cereals, grains and pulses
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Judgement
- 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.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
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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
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Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
- innovative
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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
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