Farm supervisor

Employer Name: Prince Farms
Position: Farm supervisor
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $25.00 to $35.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 39 to 50 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full-time
Location: Waskada, MB R0M 2E0

Prince Farms, situated in Waskada, MB, R0M 2E0, is currently looking for applications for the role of Farm supervisor, who is a self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available positions are for Permanent employment or full-time jobs. The shift times for this position are Overtime, Day and Weekend.

Also hiring: Attendant

Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for cutting crops.
• The candidate must mix the fertilizer.
• The candidate must provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• The candidate must ensure compliance with farm safety and biosecurity procedures.
• The candidate will be responsible for hiring and training staff.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.

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 must be able to supervise 11-15 people.
• The candidate should be a good team player.

Work site environment

• Farm operations include corn farming, hay farming, other grain farming, other miscellaneous crop farming, wheat farming, grain and oil crop production, livestock farming, and potato and vegetable production.
• The candidate must work in a dusty environment.
• The work site environment is noisy, and the candidate must be able to work with complete concentration even in such conditions.

Work setting

• 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 a staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience in operating fertilizer applicators, harvesters, seed drills, sprayers or dusters, storage and silage systems, tractors, vegetable or fruit harvesters, and forklifts.

• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.

Own tools/equipment

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

Benefits

• The employer will provide Health, Financial and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
• Under Health benefits, the selected candidate will receive a Dental plan that covers medical expenses associated with dental treatment and procedures, as well as a Health care plan that covers medical and surgical expenses, and Vision care benefits that cover or reduce the cost of eye exams and medical eye care.
• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Group insurance benefits provided by the employer, which extends coverage to the employee’s dependents, including spouses, children, and parents.
• In addition to the Health and Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive on-site housing options, referring to the housing options provided by educational institutions.

How to Apply

If you wish to apply, please utilize the provided options to submit your application.

By email

jen@princefarms.ca