contractor - agricultural service

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Tasks:

• Cut agricultural crops.
• Develop specific plans to prioritize.
• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities.
• Implement soil fertility programs.
• Mixing fertilizer.
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields.
• Soil fertility programs.
• Weeding.
• 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.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Perform general farm duties.
• Assist trucks and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Automated irrigation system.
• Bulk handling system.
• Fertilizer applicator.
• Harvesters.
• Seed drill.
• Sprayer or duster.
• Tractor.
• Forklift.

Area of specialization:

Agricultural crop service.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Tight deadlines.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Large workload.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Organized.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

Shift.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• On-site housing options.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities 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.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.

Support for youths:

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for Veterans:

Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .

Support for Indigenous people:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).