A&A Family Farms Ltd., situated in Elora, ON N0B 1S0, is currently looking for applications for the role of Foreman/woman, poultry farm workers who are self-motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal skills. The selected candidate must start work promptly. The available positions are for a Term, a contract, or a full-time job. The candidate must be available to work during the morning, day, evening, and weekend, as well as on an on-call basis and overtime.

Employer Name: A&A Family Farms Ltd.
Position: Foreman/woman, poultry farm workers
No. of vacancies: 2
Salary: $22.00 hourly / 50 to 60 hours per week
Employment type: Term or contract, Full-time
Location: Elora, ON N0B 1S0

Job Description

• The candidate must follow sustainable soy farming practices such as crop rotation, reduced-till or no-till, water and nutrient management, precision farming technology, and cover crops.
• The candidate must monitor animal health.
• The candidate must provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
• The candidate must ensure compliance with farm safety and biosecurity procedures.
• The candidate must maintain work records and logs.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in the English language.
• The candidate must have a certificate of Secondary (high) school graduation or equivalent experience.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 7 months to less than 1 year of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must be able to supervise 3 to 4 people.
• The candidate must be well-organized.
• The candidate should be a good team player.

On site

• The candidate must complete work at the physical location, with no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Farm operations include chicken farming, corn farming, other grain farming, wheat farming, and poultry/egg production.
• The candidate must work in a dusty environment.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.
• The candidate should be willing to relocate and be ready to move to a new city/different city for a job.

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience operating a tractor and a forklift.

Area of specialization

• The candidate must specialize in the area of agricultural crop service and poultry.

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• The candidate must have their own transportation.
• The employer will provide the candidate with a vehicle.
• The candidate must have a valid driver’s license.

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced and busy environment.
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should have an eye for detail.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in various positions, including those that require sitting, standing, and walking, as well as those that involve physical activity.

Benefits

• The employer will provide Financial and other applicable benefits to the selected candidate.
• Under Financial benefits, the selected candidate will receive Mileage compensation, which is the cost associated with using their private vehicle for business-related errands and trips.
• In addition to the Financial benefits mentioned above, the selected candidate will receive free parking, on-site housing options, paid time off (volunteering or personal days), and parking facilities.

By email

info@donkers.farm