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General Farm Worker - Harvesting

Employer

Barr-Ag Ltd

Date Posted

April 08, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Olds, AB
  • Earnings $21.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 5  Vacancies
  • Closing Date May 12, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Barr-Ag Ltd

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Hay farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty
  • Grain, oil and forage crop

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Various locations

Tasks

  • Clean the crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Farm truck
  • Forklift
  • Loader
  • Tractor
  • Haying equipment
  • Seed drill
  • Swather
  • Hand tools
  • Harvesters

Automated systems experience

Storage and silage system

Area of specialization

Agricultural crop service

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Large workload
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Walking

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Morning
  • Night

Experience

Experience an asset

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

Life insurance


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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

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