farm supervisor

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

Asset languages

• Spanish

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Implement soil fertility programs
• Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Weeding
• 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
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated irrigation system
• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Forklift

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• On-site housing options
• Parking available