farm supervisor
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Corn farming. Fruit and vegetable combination farming. Other miscellaneous crop farming. Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato). Outdoors. Potato and vegetable. Tree and orchard fruit. All weather conditions. Work setting: Rural area.
Tasks:
- Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development.
- Cut agricultural crops.
- Develop specific plans to prioritize.
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots.
- Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops.
- Implement soil fertility programs.
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work.
- Oversee the activities of clearing the fields.
- Oversee the process of hoeing crops.
- Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts.
- Soil fertility programs.
- Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality.
- Weeding.
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- 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.
- Supervise other workers.
- Assist in pruning trees, shrubs and plants.
Supervision:
11-15 people.
Type of crops:
- Apples.
- Bell peppers.
- Cabbage.
- Carrots.
- Cauliflowers.
- Cherries.
- Cucumbers.
- Field berries.
- Garlic.
- Melons.
- Onions.
- Raspberries.
- Sweet corn.
- Tomatoes.
- Zucchinis.
- Orchard fruit.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Tractor.
- Forklift.
Area of specialization:
Agricultural crop service.
Security and safety:
Driving record check (abstract).
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Large workload.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Personal suitability:
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Dependability.
- Reliability.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
Transportation provided by employer.
Support for persons with disabilities:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities .
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
- Does not require Canadian work experience.
Support for youths:
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for mature workers:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, 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.