Farm equipment operator - Ottawa

Overview

Languages

English

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Dry pea and bean farming
• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Organic farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Wet/damp
• Potato and vegetable

• Rural area

Responsibilities

• Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Mixing fertilizer
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Weeding
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Maintain work records and logs
• Perform general farm duties

• 3-4 people

Credentials

• First Aid Certificate
• Pesticide Applicator's Licence
• Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

• Asparagus
• Raspberries
• Soybeans
• Strawberries
• Zucchinis

• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Vegetable or fruit harvester
• Combine harvester
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Vegetable harvester
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Additional information

• Public transportation is not available

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Handling heavy loads
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Sitting
• Walking

• Steel-toed safety boots

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Quick learner