farm equipment operator

Overview

Languages

English

Education

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

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.

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
• Corn farming
• Hay farming
• Other grain farming
• Livestock

Work setting

• Rural area
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform livestock feeding
• Treat livestock health issues
• Weaning
• Harvest crops
• Feed and tend animals
• Maintain financial and production records
• Negotiate with clients for provision of services
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Perform general farm duties

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fertilizer applicator
• Harvesters
• Seed drill
• Sprayer or duster
• Tractor
• Combine harvester
• Haying equipment
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Planting equipment
• Tillage equipment
• Skidsteer
• Hand tools

Area of work experience

• Farm management

Area of specialization

• Agricultural livestock service
• Agricultural crop service
• Beef cattle

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus