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Farm Worker, General

Employer

Pioneer Ridge Farms Inc.

Date Posted

March 07, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Warburg, AB
  • Earnings $18.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 2080 to 2500 hours per year
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 06, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Pioneer Ridge Farms Inc.

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Hay farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Wheat farming
  • Confined spaces
  • Wet/damp
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dusty
  • Hot

Work setting

Rural area

Tasks

  • Calving
  • Feed inventory
  • Handling animals
  • Livestock branding
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Soil fertility programs
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Forage equipment
  • Haying equipment
  • Loader
  • Manure spreader
  • Planting equipment
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment
  • Tractor

Automated systems experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Storage and silage system

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • 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
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Other benefits

Free parking available


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Farm Worker, General 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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Motor Coordination

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Manual Dexterity

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