How to find an agronomist, tractor driver or farm worker
The season sets the deadlines
In farming and forestry the calendar decides the work. Sowing, harvest, fodder making, timber felling: everything has a deadline, and being late is expensive. So look for people in advance and say at once for what period you need them: the whole year, a season or a few weeks.
Another feature is remoteness. Many farms are far from the city, so travel, housing and meals matter to a candidate. If you provide them, that is a strong point in the vacancy.
Who a farm needs
- An agronomist is responsible for crop rotation, plant protection, fertilisers and monitoring the state of the fields.
- A tractor driver works on machinery: ploughing, sowing, tilling, hauling. A valid driving licence for tractors and experience with attachments are needed.
- A sawmill operator saws timber on a band or circular saw and watches quality and safety.
- A farm worker, livestock handler looks after cattle or poultry: feeding, milking, cleaning.
What to put in the vacancy
- Type of farm — crops, livestock, forestry, horticulture.
- Machinery and equipment — tractor and harvester makes, type of sawmill, number of animals.
- Documents — licence to drive a tractor, any veterinary or health requirements.
- Season and schedule — period, length of shift, days off.
- Pay — salary, piece rate, seasonal bonus, payment in kind.
- Housing and meals — whether you provide them or they are paid for.
- Place — district, village, distance to the town.
If you need not one person but a crew, say so in the request: the number of workers, deadlines and machinery requirements. Then foremen or farmers with a ready team will reply faster.
Example request: “A farm near Toronto needs a tractor driver for the season from March to October. Tractor and mounted implements, at least 3 years of experience, tractor licence. Paid monthly, housing in the village, start at the end of February.”
How searching on BlaBlaPrice works
You describe the vacancy once and candidates in your region reply in the chat: they tell you about their experience, when they can start and what pay would suit them. The request is checked first, and you are told what is still missing. Contacts stay hidden until you choose a person. More on the “How it works” page, and you can create a request here.
How to pick a worker
Check a tractor driver by the number of seasons and the makes of machinery he has worked on. An agronomist, by the specific crops and results. Ask a livestock handler about the kind of animals and the conditions he looked after them in. Give everyone a trial week with clear tasks. Write down separately what happens if the person leaves in the middle of the season.
Work with machinery, a sawmill or animals always carries risk, so give a briefing before the first shift and provide the necessary protective gear. Discuss separately who is responsible for damage to equipment and what happens in case of injury. For livestock farms, state whether there is veterinary supervision and any hygiene requirements for workers. Such openness helps you find a reliable person faster.
If you are looking for work in the countryside or on a farm
If you are looking for work in the countryside or on a farm, register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and region, and vacancies will come to you to answer.
