grain farm worker

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Oilseed (except soybean) farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Confined spaces
• At heights
• Wet/damp
• Dangerous
• Odours
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Cut agricultural crops
• Harvest soybean pods
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Clean work area
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Soybeans
• Grains
• Canola

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Quick learner

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available