Operator, Farm Machinery

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Hay farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Wet/damp
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation provided
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Calving
• Farm animal grooming
• Feed inventory
• Handling animals
• Livestock branding
• Mixing fertilizer
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weaning
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Recognize and treat certain livestock health problems
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Maintain work records and logs
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Canola
• Grains

Equipment and machinery experience

• Bulk handling system
• Feeding and watering system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Swather
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Automated systems experience

• Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Cattle breeding
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle

Additional information

Security and safety

• Medical exam

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
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Overtime required
• Sound discrimination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Gloves

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options