Languages English

Education

Other trades certificate or diplomaor equivalent experience

Experience 3 years to less than 5 years

Specific Skills

Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies; Manage overall operation of farm; Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings; Establish marketing programs; Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers; Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry; Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised; Monitoring animal health

Equipment and Machinery Experience

Truck; Tractor; Sprayer or duster; Seed drill; Harvesters; Fertilizer applicator; Storage and silage system; Feeding and watering system

Additional Skills Perform general farm duties

Area of Specialization Cattle breeding

Type of Farm Operations

Livestock; Grain, oil and forage crop; Corn farming; Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots; Dry pea and bean farming; Hay farming; Soybean farming; Wheat farming; Livestock combination farming

Type of Crops Soybeans

Work Site Environment Outdoors; Odours; Dusty

Transportation/Travel Information

Own vehicle; Valid driver's licence; Drive manual transmission vehicle

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Standing for extended periods; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload

Ability to Supervise Staff in various areas of responsibility

Work Location Information Rural area

Agricultural Service Contractors Specific Skills

Maintain financial and production records; Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses; Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting; Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures

Specialized Livestock Workers Specific Skills

Calving; Feed inventory; Handling animals; Soybean farming; Weaning

Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Team player; Judgement; Organized