farm equipment operator

Overview

Languages

French

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours
• Horticultural field crop
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Shear Christmas trees
• Shear and shape trees and plants with knife
• Weeding
• 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
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Coniferous trees

Type of crops

• Soybeans

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fertilizer applicator
• Seed drill
• Tractor
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is not available
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sound discrimination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability