farm supervisor - Walsingham, Canada - Isaak Hildebrandt and Margaretha Hildebrandt

Description

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 48 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 5 years or more
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Odours
• Outdoors

Work setting

• Rural area

Tasks

• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• 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
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Maintain work records and logs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties

Supervision

• More than 20 people

Type of crops

• Bell peppers
• Cucumbers
• Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Vegetable or fruit harvester

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Enhanced reliability security clearance

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
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?