Reedridge Ventures is hiring
Farm Equipment Operator with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

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

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

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
• Monitor equipment to detect wear and damage
• Perform routine maintenance work on machinery

Type of crops

• Canola

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

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

Health benefits

• Health care plan