About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots. Outdoors. Dusty. Noisy. Odours. Grain, oil and forage crop. All weather conditions. Dirty. Work setting: Rural area. Tasks: Handling animals. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops. Fertilize and spray crops. Harvest crops. Feed and tend animals. Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment. Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting. Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed. Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens. Perform general farm duties. Type of crops: Seed corn. Equipment and machinery experience: Sprayer or duster. Tractor. Combine harvester. Loader. Manure spreader. Planting equipment. Skidsteer. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Tight deadlines. Physically demanding. Handling heavy loads. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Personal suitability: Flexibility. Screening questions: Are you currently a student?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Experience: 1 to less than 7 months. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Morning. Day. Weekend. Support for youths: Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Support for Indigenous people: Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .