Barr-Ag Ltd is hiring
General Farm Worker - Harvesting with LMIA

Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• Experience an asset

On the road

• Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Other miscellaneous crop farming
• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Noisy
• All weather conditions
• Dirty
• Grain, oil and forage crop

Work setting

• Rural area
• Various locations

Tasks

• Clean the crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Loader
• Tractor
• Haying equipment
• Seed drill
• Swather
• Hand tools
• Harvesters

Automated systems experience

• Storage and silage system

Area of specialization

• Agricultural crop service

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Life insurance