assistant farm manager

Work site environment

• Oilseed (except soybean) farming
• Other grain farming
• Wheat farming
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Harvest crops

Work setting

• Remote location
• Rural area
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Coordinate planting and cultivating activities
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Organize planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings
• Manage overall operation of farm
• Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies
• Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
• Establish marketing programs
• Maintain financial and production records
• Perform general farm duties
• Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Chemical application certificate or licence
• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Large workload
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options