Farm worker, grain

Upland Organics is located at Wood Mountain, SK. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Farm worker, grain. We are in search of a self-disciplined individual with outstanding interpersonal skills. The selected applicant will be required to join and take their responsibilities at the earliest. The open positions are for Seasonal employment or Full time job.

Employer Name: Upland Organics
Position: Farm worker, grain
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.00 to $30.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 60 hours per week
Employment type: Seasonal employment, Full time
Location: Wood Mountain, SK

Also hiring: Food service supervisor

Hiring: Farm worker, grain

Job Description

• The candidate must clean the crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for monitoring the calving process.
• The candidate must monitor animal health.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate must write daily basic progress reports.
• The candidate must clean the work area.
• The candidate must harvest crops.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Candidate having experience is an asset.
• The candidate should have good judgemental 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, dry pea and bean farming, hay farming, livestock combination farming, oilseed (except soybean) farming, organic farming, other grain farming, other miscellaneous crop farming, and wheat farming.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty, hot, and dirty conditions.
• The candidate must work in all weather conditions.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in staff accommodation that offers live-in accommodation when an employer provides a housing offer to its employees.
• 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, the practice of employees doing their jobs from a location other than a central office operated by the employer.
• The candidate should be willing to relocate whether the candidate would be ready to move into a new city/different city for a job.

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Crops are grains.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience operating farm equipment such as a farm truck, tractor, combine harvester, haying equipment, manure spreader, planting equipment, seed drill, sprayer or duster, swather, tillage equipment, and hand tools.

Additional information

Security and safety

• The candidate should be subjected to a thorough criminal background check.

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have a valid driver’s licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate must have the ability to work independently.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.

Own tools/equipment

• The candidate must have steel-toed safety boots.

How to Apply

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

By email

allison@uplandorganics.ca

Note

Please include the following while sending the application

• Cover letter
• References attesting experience