General Farm Labourer (Anticipatory) (Amendment: Closing date & Intent of process)

Duties

Performs field activities such as field / seed preparation and planting, spraying, mowing for research field maintenance and scientific purposes. Operates hand and power tools and is responsible for the maintenance of field equipment such as sprayers, plows, cultivators etc. Operates /maintains vehicles and equipment such as one or more of the following: light and heavy trucks, tractors, gators, edgers, end loaders, dump trucks, irrigation equipment, forklifts, backhoes, and mixers. Maintains, adjusts and makes minor repairs to tools and equipment used by self and others. Keeps records of activities and supplies for research or maintenance purposes using a variety of electronic/manual methods. Maintains research materials, such as plants or seedlings, for scientific purposes.

Work environment

The Kentville Research and Development Centre (KRDC) is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) national network of 20 research centres. It is located in Kentville, in western Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. The centre focuses its research in four key areas: primary production, food safety and quality, environmental stewardship, and germplasm development.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used for similar permanent and temporary employment for the location indicated for this process.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Secondary School diploma or a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience in general farming operations.
Experience in the operation and general maintenance of farm machinery, including tractors and sprayers.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of crop production.
Knowledge of plot maintenance.
Knowledge of farm equipment and its operation and maintenance, including sprayers and sprayer calibration.
Knowledge of safe farm practices.

Initiative
Adaptability
Interactive Communication
Teamwork

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Experience working in a fruit or vegetable farm.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Possession of a Pesticide Certificate of Qualification.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Valid driver’s license.
Ability and willingness to operate farm machinery and sprayers.
Ability and willingness to use various hand and power tools to perform routine maintenance and minor repairs.
Ability to willingness and ability to maintain plots.
Ability and willingness and ability to apply pesticide sprays.
Ability and willingness to work overtime including evenings and weekends.
Ability and willingness to obtain an air brake endorsement (condition 3) and trailer hauling over 4500 Kg (condition 15).

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.