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operator, farm machinery

Lowe Ranches Inc. logo
  • Full Time
  • Permanent

operator, farm machinery

  • Lowe Ranches Inc.
  • Posted 23 hours ago
  • NOC: 84120
  • Location: High Prairie, AB, T0G1E0
  • Salary: $35.42 hourly

Job Overview

  • Published On: Jun 26, 2026
  • Application Due: Jul 17, 2026
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Language: english
  • Views: 1

Company Overview

  • Employer: Lowe Ranches Inc.
  • Location: High Prairie, AB, CA

Job Description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
  • or equivalent experience

    • Work site environment

  • Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots
  • Hay farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Oilseed (except soybean) farming
  • Other grain farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • Wheat farming
  • Confined spaces
  • Dusty
  • Noisy
  • Wet/damp
  • Grain, oil and forage crop
  • Livestock
  • All weather conditions
  • Dirty

    • Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation provided
  • Remote location
  • Willing to relocate
  • Rural or isolated

    • Tasks

  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Diagnose livestock health issues
  • Direct farm feed inventory activities
  • Handling animals
  • Marking livestock as proof of ownership
  • Mixing fertilizer
  • Monitor the calving process
  • Monitoring animal health
  • Organize tasks to accomplish the work
  • Oversee the activities of clearing the fields
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Track and report on current feed inventory
  • Treat livestock health issues
  • Weaning
  • Fertilize and spray crops
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
  • Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Maintain livestock performance records
  • Maintain quality control and production records
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Write daily basic progress reports

    • Type of crops

  • Canola
  • Grains

    • Equipment and machinery experience

  • Bulk handling system
  • Feeding and watering system
  • Fertilizer applicator
  • Harvesters
  • Seed drill
  • Sprayer or duster
  • Storage and silage system
  • Tractor
  • Combine harvester
  • Farm truck
  • Forage equipment
  • Haying equipment
  • Loader
  • Manure spreader
  • Planting equipment
  • Swather
  • Tillage equipment
  • Skidsteer
  • Forklift
  • Hand tools

    • Automated systems experience

  • Bulk grain or feed handling - automated

    • Area of specialization

  • Agricultural livestock service
  • Cattle breeding
  • Cattle genomics
  • Agricultural crop service
  • Beef cattle
  • Animal husbandry

    • Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Medical exam

    • Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is not available

    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Sound discrimination
  • Sitting
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

    • Own tools/equipment

  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

    • Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

    • 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 have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

    • Employment terms options

  • Night
  • On call
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required

    • Health benefits

  • Health care plan

    • Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement

    • Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options

Job Details

  • Work arrangement: Not specified
  • Work hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Salary range: $35.42 hourly
  • Postal code: T0G1E0

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