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Bischler's Produce Ltd, a versatile Potato/Grain/Livestock farm located in Canwood, Saskatchewan is currently seeking applicants for the position of Farm Supervisor
Duties include:
-Supervision of crew of farm workers
-Operation of farm equipment
-Maintain farm equipment in proper running condition
-Management of Food Safety and Quality Control Programs
-Communicate with upper management regarding daily progress and product flow
-Task delegation amongst team members
-Accountable for daily operations
Required skills include:
-Ability to work independently and as a team leader
-Ability to manage a crew of workers, responding to concerns as they arise
-Strict adherence to farm safety practices
-Ability to manage multiple tasks in a timely and efficient manner
-Mechanical aptitude to maintain and repair equipment
-Willingness to learn to sort, grade, and quality check potatoes
-Willingness to learn farm and livestock practices
This position requires a commitment to working extended hours during peak seasons.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- 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
Type Of Livestock Specialization
- Beef cattle
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Train workers
- Maintain livestock performance records
- Maintain quality control and production records
Specific Skills
- Supervise breeding programs and harvest operations
- Supervise farm operations
- Perform general farm duties
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
Type of Equipment
- Vegetable or fruit harvester
- Trucks
- Tractors
- Swather or combine
Type of Farm Operations
- Potato or vegetable
- Livestock
- Grain, oil seed, forage crop