Sod Farmer

**Work site environment**:

- Dusty
- Hot
- Outdoors
- Harvest crops
- Horticultural field crop

**Work setting**:

- Rural area

**Tasks**:

- Brush collecting
- Mixing fertilizer
- Stone and/or wood picking
- Weeding
- Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
- Manage overall operation of farm
- Perform general farm duties

**Type of product**:

- Native plants

**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Turf grass harvester
- Fertilizer applicator
- Harvesters
- Seed drill
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
- Truck

**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check

**Transportation/travel information**:

- Drive manual transmission vehicle
- Valid driver's licence

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Overtime required

**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Values and ethics

**Green job**:

- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
- Involves supporting green economy sectors
- Requires specialized environmental skills or knowledge

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available