farm supervisor

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 5 years or more
• **Asset languages**

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• Spanish; Castilian
• Panjabi; Punjabi
• **Work site environment**

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• Fruit and vegetable combination farming
• Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Outdoors
• Horticultural field crop
• Potato and vegetable
• **Work setting**

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• Rural area
• Remote location
• **Tasks**

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• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Consider water saturation, light and temperature when planning for crop growth and development
• Cut agricultural crops
• Develop specific plans to prioritize
• Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology and cover crops
• Harvest seedlings
• Level earth to fine grade specifications
• Organize tasks to accomplish the work
• Oversee the process of hoeing crops
• Seed cutting
• Tie and secure plants
• Weeding
• Maintain financial and production records
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Maintain work records and logs
• Hire and train staff
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Perform general farm duties
• **Supervision**

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• More than 20 people
• **Type of crops**

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• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cucumbers
• Herbs
• Zucchinis
• **Equipment and machinery experience**

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• Carrot seeder
• Automated irrigation system
• Bulk handling system
• Harvesters
• Tractor
• Vegetable or fruit harvester
• Forklift
• **Area of specialization**

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• Agricultural crop service
• **Security and safety**

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• Criminal record check
• **Work conditions and physical capabilities**

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• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Large workload
• **Own tools/equipment**

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• Steel-toed safety boots
• **Personal suitability**

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• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Organized
• Team player
• **Screening questions**

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• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?
• **Employment terms options**

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• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift
• Flexible hours
• Morning
• **Employment terms options**

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• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend
• **Support for newcomers and refugees**

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• Does not require Canadian work experience
• **Support for mature workers**

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• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• **Supports for visible minorities**

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• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)