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Grain Farm Worker

Employer

Richard Zesko

Date Posted

March 04, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Rycroft, AB
  • Earnings $17.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Apr 03, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

Richard Zesko

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Hay farming
  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wheat farming

Work setting

  • Staff accommodation available
  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

  • Calving
  • Handling animals
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Supervision

Heavy duty equipment mechanics

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Combine harvester
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Haying equipment
  • Loader
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment
  • Tractor

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

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
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • 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?

Experience

Experience an asset

Green job

Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Gratuities

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities
  • Variable or compressed work week

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Grain Farm Worker 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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Abilities

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General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

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Visual Abilities

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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