Takhini River Ranch
Whitehorse, YT
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Job Details:
$18.51 - $22.00 / hour
Full-time
Experienced
Overview
- Job Duration: Permanent
- Language of Work: English
- Hours of Work: 35 hours bi-weekly
- Education:
- Experience: Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma Work site environment
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Hay farming
- Other miscellaneous animal farming
- Cold/refrigerated
- Livestock
- All weather conditions
- Dirty Work setting
- Rural area
- Staff accommodation available Tasks
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Mixing fertilizer
- Monitoring animal health
- Organize tasks to accomplish the work
- Perform animal grooming activities
- Perform livestock feeding
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Weeding
- 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
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
- Perform general farm duties
- Set and monitor water lines, air flow and temperature in barns, pens and chicken coops Equipment and machinery experience
- Automated irrigation system
- Automated manure handling or storage system
- Feeding and watering system
- Fertilizer applicator
- Sprayer or duster
- Farm truck
- Forage equipment
- Haying equipment
- Lift truck
- Manure spreader
- Planting equipment
- Tillage equipment
- Skidsteer
- Hand tools Area of specialization
- Agricultural crop service Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Large workload Own tools/equipment
- Safety equipment/gear
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Gloves Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Quick learner Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)? Experience
- 5 years or more Other benefits
- On-site housing options
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