Farm Worker, General

$17.00 to $22.00 hourly for 40 hours per week

Job requirements

Languages
English

Education
No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience
1 year to less than 2 years

Specific Skills
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
Feed and tend animals
Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
Monitoring animal health
Specific Skills – Field Crops
Hand harvesting vegetables
Equipment and Machinery Experience
Tractor
Tillage equipment
Haying equipment
Type of Farm Operations
Livestock combination farming
Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills
Handling animals
Landscape and Horticulture Technicians and Specialists Specific Skills
Weeding
Work Site Environment
Outdoors; Wet/damp; Noisy; Dusty; Hot;
Transportation/Travel Information
Own transportation; Valid driver’s licence;

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling;

Work Location Information
Rural area;

Personal Suitability
Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Judgement; Organized;