Labourer, Grain Farm

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 45 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**Work site environment**:

- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Dry pea and bean farming
- Hay farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Other grain farming
- Soybean farming
- Wheat farming
- Dangerous
- Dusty
- Noisy
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
**Work setting**:

- Rural area
**Tasks**:

- Calving
- Feed inventory
- Handling animals
- Livestock branding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Feed and tend animals
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
**Type of crops**:

- Soybeans
- Grains
- Canola
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Farm truck
- Loader
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Planting equipment
- Seed drill
- Swather
- Tillage equipment
- Welding
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
- Public transportation is not available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Gloves
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Quick learner
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
**Financial benefits**:

- Gasoline paid
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site housing options