Farm Equipment Operator

Work site environment

• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• All weather conditions

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Maintain the bee yard and beekeeping equipment
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Seed corn
• Canola

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Planting equipment
• Swather
• Skidsteer
• Forklift

Area of specialization

• Agricultural crop service

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability
• Quick learner

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits