Dave Van Pelt Farms Inc. is hiring
Farm Supervisor with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 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
• Other grain farming

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Diagnose livestock health issues
• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Treat livestock health issues
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Maintain financial and production records
• 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
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Automated manure handling or storage system
• Feeding and watering system
• Sprayer or duster
• Storage and silage system
• Tractor

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan