Job description

Farm supervisors perform some or all of the following duties:

• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses.
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting.
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures.
• Hire and train workers.
• Negotiate the terms of services to be provided.
• Maintain financial and operational records.
• May participate in the provision of services or in the operation of machinery and equipment.
• Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations.
• Develop work schedules and establish procedures.
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Maintain quality control and production records.
• Perform general farm duties.
• May supervise general farm workers.