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Farm Worker, General
Employer
Lowe Ranches Inc.Date Posted
May 06, 2024Languages
English-
Location Nanton, AB
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Earnings $17.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Seasonal Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 27, 2024
Employer
Lowe Ranches Inc.
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
- Livestock combination farming
- Oilseed (except soybean) farming
- Wheat farming
- All weather conditions
- Farm
Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available
- Remote location
- Various locations
Tasks
- Mixing fertilizer
- Fertilize and spray crops
- Harvest crops
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Write daily basic progress reports
- Maintain equipment
- Apply fertilizers
- Clean work area
- Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
Type of crops
- Grains
- Canola
Equipment and machinery experience
- Fertilizer applicator
- Storage and silage system
- Tractor
- Combine harvester
- Farm truck
- Haying equipment
- Loader
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Swather
- Forklift
- Hand tools
Automated systems experience
Bulk grain or feed handling - automated
Transportation/travel information
- Driver's abstract
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Overtime required
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner
- Values and ethics
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Health benefits
Health care plan
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- On-site housing options
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to examine produce for quality and prepare for market, to feed and tend livestock and poultry, and to clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens; and to set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in driving - operating and maintaining farm machinery and equipment
- innovative
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Interest in detecting disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
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It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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