General Farm Worker

Dietrich Farms Ltd.

$22.50 hourly for 40 to 50 hours per week

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Hay farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Outdoors
  • Livestock
  • Grain, oil and forage crop

Work setting

  • Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Repair and maintain equipment
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Maintain work records and logs

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Forage equipment
  • Haying equipment
  • Loader
  • Manure spreader
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Swather
  • Tractor

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driver’s validity licence check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver’s licence
  • Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Overtime required

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Excellent oral communication

Benefits

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options

To apply for this job email your details to dietrichfarmsltd@gmail.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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