Job Description

Reedridge Ventures requires 1 Farm Equipment Operator to provide the following duties:

Job details:
Location of work: Box 4 Site 9 RR1 Ponoka, AB T4J 1R1 (Various locations)
Salary: $25.00/hour for 40 to 50 hours per week
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
Terms of employment: Permanent, Full time
Start date: As soon as possible
Employment conditions: Early morning, Evening, Morning, Day, Weekend, Overtime required
Benefits: Health Care plan

On Site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment:
• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Corn farming
• Livestock combination farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Wheat farming
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• All weather conditions

Work setting:
• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Remote location
• Various locations

Tasks:
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• 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
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Perform general farm duties
• Perform minor repairs to equipment
• Perform routine maintenance work on machinery
• Monitor equipment to detect wear and damage

Type of crops: Canola/Grain/Hay

Equipment and machinery experience:
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Swather
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Job Requirements:
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent work experience
Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Languages: English

Work conditions and physical capabilities:
• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability:
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Judgement
• Reliability

How to apply:
By email: [email protected]
By mail: Box 3 Site 9 RR1 Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1R1
References attesting experience might be required by the employer later in the hiring process
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted

Required languages: English

Education level: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent work experience

Required skills: 2 years to less than 3 years

Closest intersection: Ponoka, AB