February 3, 2021 - 3:08pm by tony
Job Code: 
2583
Intro
Number of Vacancies: 
1
Job Posting Length: 
Three months
Availability: 
Canadian Workers or Permanent Residents
Business Operation: 
Crop Farm
Occupation: 
Farm Manager
Employment Terms: 
Permanent (year round)
City: 
Wellwood
Provincial Area: 
Manitoba
Marketed to: 
Male or Female
Indigenous people
Visible Minorities
New Comers to Canada
Employer
Employer Info: 

Spud Plains Farms Ltd.  Located at Ne 32-12-14W, Wellwood Manitoba R0K 2H0

Wage and Benefits
Wage Rate: 
$53,000 - $84,000 Yearly
Wage Info: 
Dependent on Experience
Benefits: 
Basic Health & Dental Plan
Worker Accommodation: 
No accommodation
Accommodation Value Type: 
Experience and Education
Driver's License (required): 
5
Driver's License (asset): 
Education: 
Training Programs or Work Experience
Job Experience: 
2-3 years
Job Duties
Livestock: 
Crop harvest: 
Grains
Vegetables
Row Crops
Variety of crops
Farm Machinery: 
Tractor
Farm Machinery
Tillage machinery
Crop Rotations
Pest Management
Weed Management
Disease Management
Seeding
High Clearance Sprayer
GPS Equipped
Potato Equipment
Equipment Maintenance
Welding and shop work
Duties: 
  • Perform general farm duties, all aspects of planting through to harvesting, seed potatoes as well as small and large grains.
  • Be able to schedule and apply herbicides and pesticides in a safe and effective manner.
  • Must be able to operate a large amount of center pivot irrigation systems and all the computer systems that are part of it.
  • Good knowledge of farm mechanics, ability to weld and fabricate and handle most on farm repairs.
  • Needs to have previous experience of potato storage systems, and how to operate them unsupervised.
  • Needs to have a good understanding of all new tractor and sprayer auto steer and mapping systems.  Be able to download into record keeping system.  RTK will be used exclusively in the operation.
  • Must be able to supervise and co-ordinate a large staff of farm workers, and train them in their appropriate job positions.
  • Supervise all aspects of the farm throughout the entire year, crop related, labor related, storage of crop and marketing as well
  • Develop work schedules and safety protocols, must fully understand all the farm food health and safety guidelines that pertain to the farming operation.
  • Thorough record keeping.
Job Description: 
  • Must have several years involvement in a potato farming operation as a manager or owner.
  • Must have a good working knowledge of a seed potato operation, able to rouge for disease and variety differences. 
  • Understand and be able to take High generation seed from mini tubers to E3 for sale into the process market.
  • English must be first language.
  • This employee will need to be able to work for the most part unsupervised, with day-to-day decisions made by them.
How to apply: 

Please send your resumes and 3 references to spudfarm@goinet.ca 

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