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Company Operating Name: Mile South Farms Ltd
Business Address: NW 32-49-11 W2/ Box 335 Carrot River, SK S0E 0L0
Operating in: Carrot River, Saskatchewan
Title of Position: General Farm Labourer
Number of Positions: (2)
Job Duties: working in the shop; getting machinery ready for seeding and harvest and cleaning the grain for seeding; final checks on machinery before heading to the field; spraying fields before seeding, in-crop and pre/post harvest; hauling water for sprayers; picking rocks and stumps; cutting grass in farm yard and trimming around farm buildings; crop management; yard work; cleaning bins before harvest; bin repair; building repair; machinery maintenance; swathing and harvesting crops; finish harvest duties; driving trucks; tillage and harrowing.
Terms of Employment: Full- time permanent
Wage: $22.00 per hour
Bonuses/Benefits: Extended Medical after 3 months probation, group RRSP Plan
Language: Basic ability to read, write & speak English
Relocation: The cost of travel will be covered from the employees home to the work location and round trip to the employees home
Experience: Basic farm knowledge required; previous exposure to farm life
Location of Work: NW 32-49-11 W2 / Carrot River, Saskatchewan Rural location
Contact Information:
Marcel Enns
or;
Kara Dyer, Beyond Borders Immigration Consulting.
kara@beyondbordersimmigration.ca
1-306-599-9295
Skills/Requirements: Basic farm knowledge required; previous exposure to farm life.
Be physically fit and be willing to work long hours
Be flexible to work all days of the week (varied work days)
Be willing to work outdoors
Be self motivated
Have a good attitude
Have a clean drivers record
Resume required
References available upon request
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Public transportation is not available
Specific Skills
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Harvest crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Examine produce for quality and prepare for market
Type of Equipment
- Tractor
- Swather
- Seed drill
- Planting equipment
- Loader
- Haying equipment
- Farm truck
- Fertilizer equipment
- Crop sprayer or duster
- Combine
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Work Site Environment
- Confined spaces
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated