Farm Machinery Operator

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Skills and Abilities

Work site environment
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Other grain farming
- Outdoors
- Wheat farming
- Dusty
- Noisy
- All weather conditions
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
Tasks
- 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
- Perform general farm duties
Type of crops
- Canola
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Tillage equipment
Automated systems experience
- Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Quick learner