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Description
Farm Manager
(NOC 0821 – Managers in agriculture)
Employer: Tundra North Holding Ltd.
Location: 28 Raven Street Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
JOB DETAILS
Salary: $21.88 to $25.00 hourly for 40 hours per week
Terms of employment: Permanent employment, Full time
Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Weekend, Early Morning, Morning
Start date: As soon as possible
Vacancies: 1 vacancy
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Languages: English
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work Site Environment: Organic farming
Work Setting: Remote location, Rural area
Specific Skills/Tasks:
- Handling animals
- Manage overall operation of farm
- Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry
- Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
- Establish marketing programs
- Maintain financial and production records
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
Supervision: 3-4 people
Type of Product: Native plants
Type of Crops: Blueberries, Tomatoes, Worms
Equipment and Machinery Experience: Automated irrigation system
Security and Safety: Driver's validity licence check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Attention to detail, Fast-paced environment, Large workload, Tight deadlines, Work under pressure
Personal Suitability: Effective interpersonal skills, Excellent oral communication, Excellent written communication, Flexibility, Initiative, Judgement, Organized, Team player, Values and ethics
Main duties of the job
- Manage the farm and greenhouse (including hydroponic greenhouse, vegetables and life stock)
- Manage the in-town storefront including the transport of produce for sale
- Manage fishery and woodworking yard
- General bookkeeping
- Some sled dog handling and training
- Manage tour groups/tourism side of eco-village
Experience required to complete the job duties
- Education in business administration or similar (minimum education: bachelor's degree)
- Experience in facilitating Arctic tourism
- General bookkeeping and business admin experience
- Customer service experience
- Experience managing employees
- Experience working on a farm
- Experience at an eco-tourism destination
- Product and inventory management experience
- Experience with sales and asset
Skills required to complete the job duties
- Valid driver's license
- Language skills (particularly English, 2nd language is an asset)
- Ability to take initiative and learn on the job
- Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
- Ability to time manage and prioritize in stressful situations
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and an application letter.
By email: info@tundranorthtours.com
By mail:
28 Raven Street Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
Do not send your application by any other method other than indicated above. Please submit using one method only and not repeatedly.
Responsibilities
Specific Skills/Tasks:
- Handling animals
- Manage overall operation of farm
- Organize and co-ordinate planting, cultivating and crop harvesting activities; raising and breeding of livestock and poultry
- Determine the amount and kinds of crops to be grown and livestock to be raised
- Establish marketing programs
- Maintain financial and production records
- Recruit, hire and supervise staff and/or volunteers
Main duties of the job
- Manage the farm and greenhouse (including hydroponic greenhouse, vegetables and life stock)
- Manage the in-town storefront including the transport of produce for sale
- Manage fishery and woodworking yard
- General bookkeeping
- Some sled dog handling and training
- Manage tour groups/tourism side of eco-village
Qualifications
Experience required to complete the job duties
- Education in business administration or similar (minimum education: bachelor's degree)
- Experience in facilitating Arctic tourism
- General bookkeeping and business admin experience
- Customer service experience
- Experience managing employees
- Experience working on a farm
- Experience at an eco-tourism destination
- Product and inventory management experience
- Experience with sales and asset
Company Info
Indigenous tourism, connecting visitors and locals to nature, life on the land and revitalization of culture.