Farm Manager
Job requirements
Languages
English
Education
Bachelor’s degree
- Agriculture, General
Experience
5 years or more
- Specific Skills
- Purchase machinery, livestock, seed, feed and other supplies; Perform general farm duties; Manage overall operation of farm; Maintain farm machinery, equipment and buildings; Maintain financial and production records; Establish marketing programs; Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers; Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry; Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
- Equipment and Machinery Experience
- Truck; Tractor; Seed drill; Fertilizer applicator; Feeding and watering system
- Area of Work Experience
- Farm management
- Type of Crops
- Blueberries; Field berries; Raspberries
- Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure; Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Large workload; Tight deadlines
- Work Location Information
- Remote location
- Personal Suitability
- Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Judgement; Values and ethics; Organized