farm supervisor

Lightfoot Farms logo
  • Full Time
  • Permanent

farm supervisor

  • Lightfoot Farms
  • Posted 1 day ago
  • NOC: 82030
  • Location: Wolfville, NS, B4P2S3
  • Salary: $22.50 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jun 18, 2026
  • Application Due: Jul 9, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Language: english
  • Views: 1

Company Overview

  • Employer: Lightfoot Farms
  • Location: Wolfville, NS, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 55 to 70 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
  • Asset languages

  • Spanish; Castilian
  • 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
  • Diagnose livestock health issues
  • Direct agricultural crops deleafing activities
  • Direct farm feed inventory activities
  • Direct farm grooming activities
  • Guide growing shoots into optimal development positions
  • Handling animals
  • Implement soil fertility programs
  • Maintain and manage growth of vines, vine canopy and grapes
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Oversee the process of hoeing crops
  • Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
  • Soil fertility programs
  • Tie and secure plants
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Weeding
  • Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
  • 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
  • Formulate feeding program
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Supervision

  • 11-15 people
  • Type of crops

  • Grapes
  • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Egg gathering system
  • Feeding and watering system
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Tractor
  • Area of specialization

  • Agricultural crop service
  • Poultry
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?
  • Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Other benefits

  • On-site housing options

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 55 to 70 hours per week
  • Salary range: $22.50 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Postal code: B4P2S3

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