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General Farm Worker - Harvesting

Employer

BLES SEED POTATOES LTD. O/A RANGE ROAD FARMS

Date Posted

November 24, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Millet, AB
  • Earnings $17.44 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Dec 24, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

BLES SEED POTATOES LTD. O/A RANGE ROAD FARMS

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Staff accommodation provided

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Seed cutting
  • Clean work area
  • Harvest crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Type of crops

  • Garlic
  • Onions

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
  • Quick learner

Experience

Will train

Other benefits

On-site housing options


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The General Farm Worker - Harvesting 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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