Now hiring (1) full time position for 5,000 acre grain farm located near Norquay Saskatchewan (Swan Plain):
Duties will include:
- Operation of all types of large and small farm machinery.
- Perform general maintenance, cleaning, and repair on machinery, buildings, and yard.
- Operate grain handling equipment and haul grain. (Class 1A license required).
- Wage negotiable dependent on qualifications and experience
Requirements and qualifications:
- Must possess valid drivers license and provide drivers abstract
- Criminal record check
- Own transportation
- Cellular communication
- Attention to detail and cleanliness
- Work with others
- Responsible and able to find new tasks on own unsupervised
- Able to climb and lift 50lbs plus
- Previous farm experience
- General mechanical knowledge
- Previous experience with modern John Deere equipment
- Possess a Class 1A license with trucking experience (Super B grain trailers)
Start immediately
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Working with others
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Tillage equipment
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Fertilizer equipment
- Combine
- Farm truck
- Crop sprayer or duster
Type of Farm Operations
- Grain, oil and forage crop
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- At heights
- Dusty