general labourer - farm

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dirty

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Apply fertilizers
• Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
• Clear fields of wood and stones
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Pick row and orchard crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Train trees to produce more fruit of higher quality
• Fertilize and spray crops
• Harvest crops
• Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment

Experience and specialization

Type of crops

• Apples
• Cherries
• Orchard fruit
• Vegetables

Equipment and machinery experience

• Farm truck
• Forklift
• Tractor
• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Gasoline paid
• Piece work

Other benefits

• On-site amenities
• On-site recreation and activities
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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