general farm worker - harvesting
About this job
Overview
Languages
English
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
- Fruit and vegetable combination farming
- Organic farming
- Other grain farming
- Other miscellaneous crop farming
- Other vegetables and melon farming (except potato)
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Dusty
- Hot
- All weather conditions
- Dirty
Work setting
- Staff accommodation provided
- Room and board provided
- Rural area
- Remote location
- Various locations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Apply fertilizers
- Apply the technique of hoeing between the row
- Clean the crops
- Clear and collect brush and debris from fields, pens and other work areas
- Clear fields of wood and stones
- Cut agricultural crops
- Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
- Greenhouse cleaning
- Hand harvesting vegetables
- Harvest seedlings
- Pick row and orchard crops
- Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
- Sort fruits and vegetables
- Tie and secure plants
- Weeding
- Clean work area
- Harvest crops
- Load, unload and transfer crates, supplies and farm produce, livestock and poultry
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is not available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- Walking
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- On-site housing options
Market insight
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The employer lists from 37 960 $ for this role at Factors Group of Nutritional Companies Inc. in Armstrong. For comparison, the local market median is about 53 622 $ based on 11 similar offers.
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