Meyer Farms Ltd 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

• Corn farming
• Other grain farming
• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Wet/damp
• Grain, oil and forage crop
• Potato and vegetable
• All weather conditions
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area
• Staff accommodation available
• Remote location
• Various locations

Tasks

• Cut agricultural seed according to farm standards
• Harvest seedlings
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Seed cutting
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• 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
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

Type of crops

• Seed corn
• Potatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Tractor
• Vegetable or fruit harvester
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Forage equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Swather
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

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
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner