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farm supervisor

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Employer details Myers Organic Farms Inc.

Job details

  • LocationAldergrove, BC
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary23.00 hourly / 30 to 80 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Seasonal employmentFull time
  • Day, Weekend, Overtime, Flexible Hours, To be determined, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date: 2025-02-24
  • Benefits: Other benefits
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3129650

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

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The employer stated that this position is a green job, because it involves tasks and responsibilities contributing to positive environmental outcomes and helping Canada achieve its net-zero target.

Asset languages

  • Spanish

Work site environment

  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Organic farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Outdoors

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Cut agricultural crops
  • Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Harvest seedlings
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
  • Weeding
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • Maintain financial and production records
  • 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
  • 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
  • Apply the technique of hoeing between the row

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Pesticide Applicator's Licence

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

  • Blueberries
  • Greenhouse vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Harvesters
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Vegetable or fruit harvester

Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector

Area of specialization

  • Agricultural crop service

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Driver's validity licence check
  • Basic security clearance

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

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

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

  • On-site housing options
  • Parking available

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-12-13

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