Employer Name: Black Stallion Ranches Ltd.
Position: Farm labourer – harvesting
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $20.00 hourly / 30 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: SW-4-27-18 W4, East Coulee, AB T0J 1B0

Black Stallion Ranches Ltd., located at SW-4-27-18 W4, East Coulee, AB T0J 1B0. The company is actively seeking applicants for the role of Farm labourer – harvesting. The applicant should be a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be required to commence work at the earliest opportunity. It will be Permanent employment or a full-time job. The assigned Overtime, Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend and On-call may include shift timings.

Also hiring: General labourer – farm

Job Description

The candidate must clean the crops.
The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
The candidate will be responsible for clearing fields of wood and stone.
The candidate will be responsible for grading vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume in order to fetch a high price in the market.
The candidate must perform greenhouse cleaning.
The candidate must harvest vegetables by hand.
The candidate must harvest seedlings.
The candidate must mix the fertilizer.
The candidate must monitor animal health.
The candidate must pick row and orchard crops.
The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
The candidate must perform seed cutting.
The candidate must shear and shape trees and plants with a knife.
The candidate will be responsible for training trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
The candidate must perform weeding.
The candidate must clean the work area.
The candidate will be responsible for fertilizing and spraying crops.
The candidate must harvest crops.
The candidate must load, unload, and transfer crates, supplies, farm produce, livestock, and poultry.
The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
The candidate must clean stables, barns, barnyards, and pens.
The candidate must detect disease and health issues in crops, livestock, and poultry.
The candidate must examine the product’s quality and readiness for the market.
The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
The candidate will be responsible for installing and monitoring water lines, air flow, and temperature in barns, pens, and chicken coops.
The candidate will be responsible for cutting horticultural crops.
The candidate will be responsible for tracking and reporting on the current feed inventory.
The candidate must be able to handle animals.
The candidate must be familiar with soil fertility programs.

Job Requirements

The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
There are no standard education requirements, such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
A candidate with experience is an asset.
The candidate should have efficient interpersonal skills.
The candidate should be organized and flexible.
The candidate should have good judgmental skills.
The candidate should be reliable.
The candidate should be a good team player.
The candidate should give importance to values and ethics.
The candidate must be a quick learner.

Work site environment

Farm operations include beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots, fruit and vegetable combination farming, hay farming, livestock combination farming, organic farming, other grain farming, other miscellaneous animal farming, other miscellaneous crop farming, other vegetables and melon farming (excluding potatoes), and wheat farming.

Work setting

The candidate should work in a staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.
The candidate should work in a room and board-provided setting, dedicated to fostering a culture of well-being, where staff members thrive.
The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
The candidate should work from a remote location, as the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
The candidate should work in an urban area with a high population density.
The employer should not cover the candidate’s relocation costs; if the company does not provide a relocation package, you may request an advance on your earnings to cover some of your moving expenses.
The candidate should be willing to relocate and be ready to move to a new city/different city for a job.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

The candidate must have experience in operating a farm truck, tractor, fertilizer applicator, haying equipment, planting equipment, sprayer or duster, tillage equipment, welding tools, and hand tools.

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks frequently.
The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
The candidate must finish the work within the given timeline.
The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
The candidate must be able to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.
The candidate must have excellent hand-eye coordination.
The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
The candidate should have an eye for detail.
The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
The candidate must manage a large workload.
The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.
The candidate must be willing to walk for long periods of time.

Own tools/equipment

The candidate must have gloves and steel-toed safety boots.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying, apply through the given options.

By email

blackstallion.jobs@gmail.com