Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Green job
The employer stated that this is a green job because the position:
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge
Internship
This position is a paid internship that encourages on-the-job learning and skill development. It is aimed at any candidate who wishes to acquire work experience or explore a career.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Loader
- Planting equipment
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Tractor
- Harvesters
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
- Automated irrigation system
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Overtime required
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Reliability
- Quick learner