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Farm Equipment Operator
Employer
Witdouck FarmsDate Posted
October 23, 2026Languages
English-
Location Iron Springs, AB
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Earnings $24.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 3  Vacancies
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Closing Date Nov 13, 2026
Employer
Witdouck Farms
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Clean the crops
- Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
Supervision
1 to 2 people
Type of crops
- Seed corn
- Canola
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Skidsteer
- Forklift
Area of specialization
Agricultural crop service
Transportation/travel information
Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
- Weekend
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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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
- OBJECTIVE
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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
Abilities
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