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Afrik Interim Canada is recruiting for a client for the position of Farm Worker
Job Role
- Carrying out planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying and harvesting operations
- Ability to operate large farming equipment
- Ability to perform physically demanding tasks
- General farm duties as required
Required Qualification
- Hands-on farm experience
- Experience operating medium to large farm equipments
- Valid Drivers License
- Must be mechanically inclined (Able to perform basic car maintenance such as oil change, tire change, battery check, etc
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Develop work schedules and establish procedures
Specific Skills
- Supervise breeding programs and harvest operations
- Supervise farm operations
- Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
- Perform general farm duties
- Formulate feeding program
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
Type of Equipment
- Vegetable or fruit harvester
- Tractors
- Storage and silage system
- Seed drill
- Manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
- Crop sprayers or dusters