farm supervisor
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment:
- Floriculture production.
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming.
- Other miscellaneous crop farming.
- Mushrooms.
- Potato and vegetable.
Tasks:
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development.
- Develop specific plans to prioritize.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields.
- Oversee the process of hoeing crops.
- Maintain financial and production records.
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations.
- Maintain work records and logs.
- Hire and train staff.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Perform general farm duties.
Supervision:
5-10 people.
Type of crops:
- Bell peppers.
- Blueberries.
- Cabbage.
- Carrots.
- Cauliflowers.
- Cucumbers.
- Garlic.
- Greenhouse tomatoes.
- Greenhouse vegetables.
- Herbs.
- Onions.
- Strawberries.
- Sweet corn.
- Tomatoes.
- Zucchinis.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Own tools/equipment:
- Safety equipment/gear.
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Gloves.
Personal suitability:
- Organized.
- Team player.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Other benefits:
Free parking available.
Support for persons with disabilities:
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for mature workers:
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.