Farm Supervisor - Waterford, Canada - David Patterson
5 days ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 100 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment:
- Hot
Work setting:
- Rural area
Tasks:
- Deleafing
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Mixing fertilizer
- Suckering
- Tying
- Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and biosecurity procedures
- Maintain financial and production records
- Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
- Coordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers
- Develop work schedules and establish procedures
- Ensure farm safety and biosecurity procedures are followed
- Maintain quality control and production records
- Supervise and oversee growing and other croprelated operations
- Maintain work records and logs
- Hire and train staff
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Perform general farm duties
- Food safety/handling skills
Supervision:
- 510 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Pesticide Applicator's Licence
Type of crops:
- Cucumbers
- Greenhouse vegetables
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Automated irrigation system
- Sprayer or duster
- Tractor
Area of specialization:
- Agricultural crop service
Transportation/travel information:
- Valid driver's licence
- Own transportation
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
- Overtime required
Personal suitability:
- Organized
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