Farm supervisor | LMIA approved

Tobermory; Pemberton; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

North Arm Farm in Pemberton, BC, is seeking a Farm Supervisor for permanent, full‑time employment. Salary ranges from CAD 20.00 to CAD 25.00 hourly, with 35 to 65 hours per week. The role requires supervising 5–10 staff, organizing tasks, and ensuring safety and quality across crop and livestock operations.

Applicants should have at least 5 years in agriculture, fluent English, and the ability to work in outdoor conditions. This on‑site position offers a long‑term opportunity in a rural setting.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a related agricultural industry.
• Ability to supervise 5–10 workers.
• Strong English language skills.
• Ability to work long hours in outdoor dusty, hot, or cold conditions.
• Experience with diverse farm operations including crops and livestock.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate daily farm activities and staff.
• Organize tasks to ensure timely completion of work.
• Oversee field clearance, hoeing, planting, irrigation, spraying, and harvesting.
• Maintain records and logs of farm operations.
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• Monitor product quality and readiness for market.

Skills

Supervisory experience

English fluency

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Fertilizer applicators

Sprayers

Tractors

Forklifts

Job description

North Arm Farm is located at Pemberton, BC. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Farm supervisor. We are in search of a self-disciplined individual with outstanding interpersonal skills. The selected applicant will be required to join and take their responsibilities at the earliest. The open positions are for Permanent employment or Full time job. LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) has approved the Farm supervisor position.

Employer Name: North Arm Farm
Position: Farm supervisor
No. of vacancies: 1
Salary: $20.00 to $25.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 35 to 65 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Pemberton, BC

• The candidate must clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens, and other work areas.
• The candidate will be responsible for cutting agricultural crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for dividing freshly harvested produce into marketable and non-marketable lots.
• The candidate must organize tasks to complete the work.
• The candidate will be responsible for overseeing the activities of clearing the fields.
• The candidate will be responsible for overseeing the process of hoeing crops.
• The candidate must provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying, and harvesting.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
• The candidate must ensure that farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
• The candidate will be responsible for supervising and overseeing growing and other crop-related operations.
• The candidate will be responsible for maintaining work records and logs.
• The candidate must operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
• The candidate must perform general farm duties.
• The candidate must plant, cultivate, and irrigate crops.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and tending animals.
• The candidate must examine the product's quality and readiness for market.
• The candidate must have supervisory experience.
• The candidate must harvest vegetables by hand.
• The candidate must apply the technique of hoeing between the row.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor's degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in a related industry.
• The candidate must be able to supervise 5 to 10 people.
• Farm operations include broiler and other meat-type chicken production, chicken farming, fruit and vegetable combination farming, hay farming, hog and pig farming, hog management, layer poultry farming, livestock combination farming, other vegetables and melon farming (excluding potato), sheep farming, and potato and vegetable production.
• The candidate must be able to work in dusty, hot, wet/damp, and cold/refrigerated conditions.
• The candidate must work in an environment with a high concentration of odours.
• The candidate will be required to work long hours in an outdoor environment.
• The candidate must harvest crops.

Work setting

• The candidate should work in a rural area; most people live or work on farms or ranches. Hamlets, villages, towns, and other small settlements are in or surrounded by rural areas.

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Crops include artisanal crops, asparagus, bell peppers, blueberries, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, field berries, garlic, melons, onions, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, and zucchini.

Equipment and machinery experience

• The candidate must have experience using fertilizer applicators, sprayers or duster, tractors, and forklifts.

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• The candidate should be prepared to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their daily work.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in sitting, standing, and walking positions.
• The candidate should be willing to work overtime if necessary.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate must be able to distinguish between colours.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in sitting positions.
• The candidate must be willing to work in a standing position for extended periods of time.
• The candidate must be willing to work long hours in bending, crouching, and kneeling positions.