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farm worker, general

Posted on April 29, 2026 by a licensed third-party for Employer details Urth Farm, Ranch & Homes Ltd

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Job details

  • Location Canal Flats, BCV0B 1B0
  • Work location On site
  • Salary21.02 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, Shift, On call, Flexible hours, Overtime available
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 2 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3564388

This employer has an approved Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis. Canadians and Permanent residents are able and encouraged to apply. Learn more.

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Will train

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Broiler and other meat-type chicken production
  • Chicken farming
  • Fruit and vegetable combination farming
  • Layer poultry farming
  • Livestock combination farming
  • Other miscellaneous animal farming
  • Other miscellaneous crop farming
  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Dangerous
  • Dusty
  • Hot
  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Wet/damp
  • Livestock
  • Poultry and egg production
  • Tree and orchard fruit
  • All weather conditions

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Staff accommodation available
  • Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
  • Clear fields of wood and stones
  • Disinfect pens, barns or poultry houses
  • Greenhouse cleaning
  • Handling animals
  • Perform livestock feeding
  • Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
  • Weeding
  • Harvest crops
  • Feed and tend animals
  • Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
  • Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
  • Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Perform general farm duties
  • Write daily basic progress reports

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feeding and watering system
  • Tractor
  • Farm truck
  • Skidsteer

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

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
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Reliability
  • Quick learner

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Support for youths
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
Supports for visible minorities
  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2026-08-03

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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Job market information

farm worker, general NOC 85100 Kootenay Region
Median wage Help -
21.02 $/hour

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