farm supervisor - Blenheim, Canada - Rol-land Farms and Greenhouses Inc.

Description

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Corn farming
• Wheat farming
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Horticultural field crop

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Staff accommodation available

Tasks

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Harvest seedlings
• 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
• Develop work schedules and establish procedures
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• 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

• 11-15 people

Type of crops

• Seed corn
• Soybeans
• Tomatoes

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Harvesters
• Tractor
• Vegetable or fruit harvester

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits