Operator, Farm Machinery

Employer

Lowe Ranches Inc.

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hay farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Oilseed (except soybean) farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Wet/damp
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Livestock
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation provided
• Remote location
• Willing to relocate
• Rural or isolated

Tasks

• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Marking livestock as proof of ownership
• Mixing fertilizer
• Monitor the calving process
• Monitoring animal health
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Perform livestock feeding
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weaning
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports

Type of crops

• Canola
• Grains

Equipment and machinery experience

• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Swather
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Cattle breeding
• Cattle genomics
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle
• Animal husbandry

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Medical exam

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options