Farm Equipment Operator

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Skills and Abilities

Work site environment
- Corn farming
- Hay farming
- Other grain farming
- Dusty
- Odours
- Grain, oil and forage crop
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Maintain work records and logs
- Perform general farm duties
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Fruit harvester
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload
- Sitting
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Reliability
- Quick learner
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
- Overtime available
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options
- Parking available
- Travel insurance