Farm equipment operator

Website Parkland Ventures

$27.00 to $34.00 hourly for 30 to 60 hours per week

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wheat farming
  • Confined spaces
  • Dangerous
  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Relocation costs not covered by employer

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Stone and/or wood picking
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Loader
  • Planting equipment
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment
  • Tractor

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Overtime required

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?v

To apply for this job please visit www.parklandventures.com.

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.
  • If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.



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