Labourer

Duties

Assist with the preparation, planting, maintaining and harvesting cereal, forage, pulse and oilseed Breeder Seed plots in field operations. Some equipment required to be operated are; 50 HP tractors, mowers, plot seeders and small plot combines, and small grain cleaners. Data collection during seeding, roguing, harvest, seed conditioning using manual methods. Assist with seed conditioning, packaging, preparation of Breeder Seed order shipments to various stakeholders and seed testing labs. Additional duties can be assigned by the supervisor to meet the needs of the SIU.

Intent of the process

Immediate staffing need:
- 1 full time term position (7 month duration)

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.

In the event that an employee of the public service is qualified through this process, and there is a temporary need, he/she may be considered for acting or assignment/secondment opportunities. The approval of his/her substantive supervisor will be required before acting/assignment/secondment is offered.

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)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Experience operating vehicles, farm/agricultural equipment, and ground equipment such as mowers (self propelled & tractor pulled) and vegetation trimmers.
Experience maintaining grounds, mechanical equipment, and buildings.
Experience in a warehouse environment, including inventory management, seed storage on designated shelving, good housekeeping skills, and working around a forklift.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of field crops production.
Knowledge of field chemicals.

Concern for Safety
Initiative
Teamwork

Ability to perform mathematical calculations and maintain records.
Ability to process crop samples (including, but not limited to, seed conditioning, packaging, seed orders, and shipment.)

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

Pesticide Applicator’s licence issued by a provincially/territorially certified agency.
Canadian Seed Institute certification as a Licensed Operator and Accredited Grader for Grade Table Groups 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Forklift Operator’s License issued by a provincially certified agency.

Experience handling agricultural chemical products.

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

Information on employment equity

Placement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) employees affected by workforce adjustment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Ability and willingness to work overtime including evenings and weekends.
Ability and willingness to perform physically demanding work, including moderate to heavy manual labour requiring bending and lifting heavy objects (up to 25 kg).
Ability and willingness to work in harsh environments (outdoors, cold, hot, dust, and noise).
Ability and willingness to control allergies, through the use of personal protective equipment and/or medication and this must not impinge upon the duties to be performed.
Ability and willingness to obtain a Pesticide Applicator’s License issued by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture within eighteen months of appointment.
Ability and willingness to obtain Canadian Seed Institute certification as a Licensed Operator and Accredited Grader for Grade Table Groups 1, 2, 3 & 4 within eighteen months of appointment.
Ability and willingness to obtain a Forklift Operator’s Licensed issued by a provincially certified agency within one year of appointment.

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.