Grain farm worker
Bachalo Farms Ltd is located at Portage la Prairie, MB. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Grain farm worker. 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 Permanent employment or Full time job. The candidate must work on the day shift, and shift schedules have yet to be determined.
Employer Name: Bachalo Farms Ltd
Position: Grain farm worker
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $27.00 to $30.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 40 to 70 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Portage la Prairie, MB
Also hiring: Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier
Hiring: Grain farm worker
Job Description
- The candidate must apply fertilizers.
- The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
- The candidate will be responsible for cutting agricultural crops.
- The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- The candidate will be responsible for repairing or replacing defective machinery parts.
- The candidate will be responsible for maintaining farm machinery, equipment, and buildings.
- The candidate must follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology, and cover crops.
Job Requirements
- The candidate should be fluent in English language.
- The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation.
- The ideal candidate must have 5+ years of experience in a related industry.
- The candidate should have effective interpersonal skills.
- The candidate must be flexible.
- The candidate should be a good team player.
Work site environment
- Farm operations include corn farming, dry pea and bean farming, hay 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 conditions.
- 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 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.
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- The candidate must have experience using farm trucks, tractors, fertilizer applicators, haying equipment, planting equipment, seed drills, sweepers, tillage equipment, welding, skidsteers, and hand tools.
Additional information
Security and safety
- The candidate’s driving record should be thoroughly checked (abstract).
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 handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
- The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
- The candidate should have an eye for details.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.
- The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
- The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
Benefits
- Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Bonus, Gas reimbursement and Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
How to Apply
If you wish to apply, please utilize the provided options to submit your application.
By email
By phone
204-856-3561 Between 08:00 a.m. and 08:00 p.m.
Note
Please include the following while sending the application
- References attesting experience