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Sutton Farms Ltd is looking for a farm hand for the 2023 growing season. We are a family owned and operated grain farm located 15 minutes east of Leader, Saskatchewan. This opportunity could lead to a full-time position for many years. Work could begin immediately and wages will be negotiable based on experience. Hours of work may vary but the right candidate must be willing to work long hours and weekends during the busy season. During the off-season, hours and days off will be flexible.
Farm duties would include:
- Operating farm equipment
- Repairs and maintenance of farm machinery
- Hauling grain
- General farm work
- Farm yard upkeep
The qualified candidate must:
- Be dependable and have a strong work ethic
- Be honest, reliable, and have a positive attitude
- Be self-motivated and able to work independently when required
- Good communications skills
- Have a class 1 license or be extremely willing to get one, class 5 is required
- Understand that this job includes all aspects of farming, not just driving equipment
Please send resumes to landon_sutton@hotmail.com or call 306-628-8186 with any questions.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Public transportation is not available
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Specific Skills
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Rural community
- Willing to relocate
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated